US 12,189,566 B2
Data transfer assemblies for robotic devices
Devin Billings, Waltham, MA (US); and Matthew Meduna, Waltham, MA (US)
Assigned to Boston Dynamics, Inc., Waltham, MA (US)
Filed by Boston Dynamics, Inc., Waltham, MA (US)
Filed on Dec. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/073,685.
Prior Publication US 2024/0184731 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 13/42 (2006.01); B25J 19/02 (2006.01); H04L 45/00 (2022.01); H04L 45/42 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 13/4221 (2013.01) [H04L 45/00 (2013.01); H04L 45/42 (2013.01); B25J 19/02 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0026 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic circuit for a robot, the electronic circuit comprising:
a switching device; and
a set of two or more host processors,
wherein the switching device is located within or adjacent to a first robotic joint and is configured to:
(i) route data packets between a first host processor and a first electronic device of the robot, and
(ii) route data packets between a second host processor and a second electronic device of the robot.