ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,531, issued on March 17.
"Mobile robot system for handling railway IBC" was invented by Ming Zhang (Montreal).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a mobile robot manipulator system for handling railway inter box connectors for securement of shipping containers to the intermodal railcars, in a railway yard under an outdoor working environment, with a unique end-effector design incorporating at least two independently actuated and redundant grippers, supplemented by an additional aerial lift and aerial anchor to help stabilize the position of the movable base of the manipulator, a manipulator docking station to help protect the ...