US 12,251,828 B2
Systems and methods for securing objects to robotic devices
Brian Todd Dellon, West Roxbury, MA (US)
Assigned to BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC., Waltham, MA (US)
Filed by Boston Dynamics, Inc., Waltham, MA (US)
Filed on Mar. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/684,583.
Prior Publication US 2023/0278192 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. B25J 9/00 (2006.01); F16M 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC B25J 9/0009 (2013.01) [F16M 11/00 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for a robot, the device comprising:
a structure including:
a locking mechanism having an engaged configuration and a disengaged configuration; and
a receiving surface mechanically coupled to the locking mechanism, the receiving surface configured to interact with a member of the robot to move the locking mechanism between the engaged configuration and the disengaged configuration.