ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,717,353, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Amazon Technologies Inc. (Seattle).
"Micro drive units and associated methods of operation" was invented by Yuri Anatoly Ivanov (Lexington, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Micro drive units may comprise simple, small, lightweight, safe, fast, efficient, flexible, and adaptable robotic drive units. The micro drive units may operate individually to perform various material handling operations, or may operate collectively in groups, such as mobile groups, temporary conveyances, or temporary motion fields, to perform various material handling operations."
The patent was filed on Dec. 13, 2023...