ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,767,255, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Roeq ApS (Vissenbjerg, Denmark).

"Kit-of-parts for mobile robots" was invented by Stig Billund (Odense S, Denmark), Carsten Sorensen (Herlev, Denmark) and Michael Ejstrup Hansen (Morud, Denmark).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A kit of parts (100) is provided, for use with a mobile robot (10) comprising a chassis (12) and a drive assembly (14) having at least one driven wheel (16) and at least one non-driven wheel (18). Said kit of parts (100) comprises a top module (110) configured to be mounted on top of the mobile robot (10) and to add additional weight to the mobile robot (10), and at least o...