US 12,403,611 B2
Head and neck assembly for a humanoid robot
David McCall, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Sydney Hardy, Sunnyvale, CA (US); and Katarina Rodak, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Assigned to FIGURE AI INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by FIGURE AI INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 17, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/919,274.
Application 18/919,274 is a continuation in part of application No. 18/914,800, filed on Oct. 14, 2024.
Application 18/914,800 is a continuation in part of application No. 18/904,332, filed on Oct. 2, 2024.
Application 18/914,800 is a continuation in part of application No. 29/935,680, filed on Apr. 3, 2024.
Application 18/904,332 is a continuation in part of application No. 29/928,748, filed on Feb. 15, 2024.
Application 29/928,748 is a continuation in part of application No. 29/889,764, filed on Apr. 17, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/707,897, filed on Oct. 16, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/707,949, filed on Oct. 16, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/708,003, filed on Oct. 16, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/707,547, filed on Oct. 15, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/626,037, filed on May 28, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/634,697, filed on Apr. 16, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/573,528, filed on Apr. 3, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/573,226, filed on Apr. 2, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/566,595, filed on Mar. 18, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/626,034, filed on Mar. 13, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/564,741, filed on Mar. 13, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/561,316, filed on Mar. 5, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/626,028, filed on Feb. 27, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/626,035, filed on Feb. 27, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/626,030, filed on Feb. 21, 2024.
Prior Publication US 2025/0100156 A1, Mar. 27, 2025
Int. Cl. B25J 11/00 (2006.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01)
CPC B25J 11/0015 (2013.01) [H04N 23/90 (2023.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A humanoid robot comprising:
an upper region including: (i) a torso, (ii) a pair of arm assemblies coupled to the torso, and (iii) a head and neck assembly coupled to the torso and having a neck portion and a head portion coupled to the neck portion, and wherein the head portion includes:
a head housing assembly with a rear shell, and a frontal shell coupled to the rear shell to define a head volume between the frontal shell and the rear shell, and wherein the frontal shell includes a first edge extent and an opposed second edge extent,
an electronics assembly with a display located in the head volume between the frontal shell and the rear shell, and
wherein when the head housing assembly is in a forward facing orientation, the frontal shell includes:
a substantially horizontal first arc length that extends from the first edge extent to the second edge extent at a first location below the display,
a substantially horizontal second arc length that extends from the first edge extent to the second edge extent at a second location aligned with a portion of the display, and wherein said second arc length is greater than the first arc length, and
a substantially horizontal third arc length that extends from the first edge extent to the second edge extent at a third location above the display, and wherein said third arc length is greater than both the first arc length and the second arc length; and
a lower region coupled to the upper region and spaced apart from the upper region, the lower region including a pair of legs.