US 12,461,505 B2
Tethered robot system for cell sites and towers
Lee Priest, Charlotte, NC (US)
Assigned to ETAK Systems, LLC, Huntersville, NC (US)
Filed by ETAK Systems, LLC, Huntersville, NC (US)
Filed on Jul. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/860,337.
Application 17/860,337 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/671,439, filed on Aug. 8, 2017, abandoned.
Application 17/860,337 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/248,634, filed on Aug. 26, 2016, granted, now 10,227,134, issued on Mar. 12, 2019.
Application 17/860,337 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/205,313, filed on Jul. 8, 2016, granted, now 10,384,804, issued on Aug. 20, 2019.
Application 17/860,337 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/190,450, filed on Jun. 23, 2016, granted, now 9,654,984, issued on May 16, 2017.
Application 17/860,337 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/175,314, filed on Jun. 7, 2016, granted, now 10,327,151, issued on Jun. 18, 2019.
Application 17/860,337 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/131,460, filed on Apr. 18, 2016, granted, now 9,764,838, issued on Sep. 19, 2017.
Application 17/860,337 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/736,925, filed on Jun. 11, 2015, granted, now 9,669,945, issued on Jun. 6, 2017.
Application 17/860,337 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/685,720, filed on Apr. 14, 2015, granted, now 9,596,617, issued on Mar. 14, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0342394 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. G05B 19/41 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); B25J 13/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/06 (2006.01); B25J 19/02 (2006.01); G05B 19/4155 (2006.01); H04W 24/02 (2009.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01); B64U 101/60 (2023.01)
CPC G05B 19/4155 (2013.01) [B25J 9/163 (2013.01); B25J 11/00 (2013.01); B25J 13/006 (2013.01); B25J 15/0028 (2013.01); B25J 15/0608 (2013.01); B25J 19/023 (2013.01); H04W 24/02 (2013.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01); G05B 2219/50391 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A robot for performing tasks on cell towers, the robot comprising:
a body portion configured to hold various electronic components of the robot further comprising monitoring equipment disposed thereon;
one or more arms extending from the body portion adapted to manipulate components of a cell tower and to facilitate movement of the robot on the cell tower;
a tethering system adapted to prevent the robot from falling off of the cell tower;
wireless interfaces adapted to allow wireless control of the robot; and
one or more processors adapted to implement a Machine Learning (ML) model to learn and improve the robot's ability to perform tasks on the cell tower over time.