ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,777, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to NEC Corp. (Tokyo).
"Flying robot" was invented by Takeharu Kitagawa (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flying robot includes a body, an arm disposed on a lateral side of the body, a leg disposed under the body, and a propulsion unit disposed around the body. The arm is able to move at least to above the body, and the propulsion unit is disposed in an area different from an area in which the arm is able to move and to do predetermined work."
The patent was filed on March 9, 2023, under Application No. 18/181,049.
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