US Patent Issued to Clutterbot on Aug. 25 for "Robot tidying into non-standard categories" (New Zealander Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,144, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Clutterbot Inc. (Claymont, Del.).

"Robot tidying into non-standard categories" was invented by Justin David Hamilton (Wellington, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and computing apparatus are disclosed for allowing a tidying robot to organize objects into non-standard categories that match a user's needs. The tidying robot navigates an environment using cameras to map the type, size, and location of toys, clothing, obstacles, furniture, structural elements, and other objects. The robot comprises a neural network to determine the type, size, and location of objects based on inp...