ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,103, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).
"System and method for controlling operation of a robot" was invented by Mark Everette Albrecht (Lake Stevens, Wash.) and Kwok-Tung Chan (Mercer Island, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and a method include a robot. A radar transmitter is configured to output a radar signal. A harmonic receiver is configured to receive a harmonic signal. A harmonic reflector is configured to be coupled to an object. The harmonic reflector is configured to output the harmonic signal in response to the radar signal contacting the harmonic reflector. A control unit is ...