ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,778, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).
"Continuum robot system" was invented by Yusuke Niikawa (Kanagawa, Japan) and Tomio Noguchi (Shizuoka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is a continuum robot system including a continuum robot including a bendable body and a base portion at which the bendable body is provided; a support base including a moving stage that supports the continuum robot such that the continuum robot is detachable from and attachable to the moving stage and is movable along a straight line; and an arm that supports the support base and that is turnable about a first shaft. ...