Manufacturing using levitated manipulator robots

US8941270B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8941270-B2
Application numberUS-201213560754-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 27, 2012
Priority dateJul 27, 2011
Publication dateJan 27, 2015
Grant dateJan 27, 2015

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A method of building structures using diamagnetically levitated manipulators includes depositing, with a first end effector attached to a first manipulator, a first adhesive at a first location on a first surface, picking up, with a second end effector, an article, moving the article to the surface, and placing the article on the adhesive on the surface.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of building structures using diamagnetically levitated manipulators, comprising: depositing, with a first end effector attached to a first manipulator, a first adhesive at a first location on a first surface; picking up, with a second end effector, an article; moving the article to the surface with the second end effector; and placing the article on the adhesive on the surface with the second end effector. 2. The method o…

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What does patent US8941270B2 cover?
A method of building structures using diamagnetically levitated manipulators includes depositing, with a first end effector attached to a first manipulator, a first adhesive at a first location on a first surface, picking up, with a second end effector, an article, moving the article to the surface, and placing the article on the adhesive on the surface.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Pelrine Ronald E, Wong-Foy Annjoe, Mccoy Brian K, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01F7/0236. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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