ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,199, issued on Jan. 27.
"Dental robot helmet" was invented by Martin Lyubomirov Tomov (Decatur, Ga.) and Lubomir Tomov (Sofia, Bulgaria).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system comprising a helmet configured to be secured on a subject for a medical procedure. A plurality of sensors is coupled to the helmet and configured to generate image data representing a region of the subject. A controller is coupled to the helmet and configured to generate processed image data configured to control a robot during the medical procedure. A housing is coupled to the helmet and configured to house medical instruments for automatic access by the robot...