ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,285, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Manipulator robot" was invented by Kyong Won Min (Seoul, South Korea) and Hyun Sik Han (Anyang-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A manipulator robot is provided. The manipulator robot includes a first link. a second link including an end effector at one side thereof, the first link pivotably connected to another side of the second link, a single motor to provide a pivoting force for pivoting the first link and the second link, and a pivoting force transmitting member to transmit a pivoting force of one of the first link and the second l...