ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,403,597, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to Altec Industries Inc. (Birmingham, Ala.).
"Intuitive virtual reality interface for controlling robots" was invented by Jonathan Westin Sykes (Gower, Mo.), Robert Nichols (Saint Joseph, Mo.) and David F. Lindquist (Cameron, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for providing a virtual reality interface operable to control a robot system by an operator are disclosed. In some embodiments, the robot system is provided on a boom of an aerial device. The robot system is operable to carry out instructions for performing work-related tasks in a work environment. An operator may interac...