ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,775,278, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC. (Providence, R.I.).

"Autonomous robotic operation of equipment and vehicles" was invented by Shayne Evan Rimer (North Augusta, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A robotic system includes a movement system configured to move the robotic system between physical locations. The robotic system further includes at least one interaction interface configured to physically interact with operator controls of a vehicle. The robotic system further includes at least one processing circuit having at least one processor and at least one memory having instructions stored thereon that...