ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,961, issued on July 14, was assigned to TRUE POSITION ROBOTICS Ltd. (Lichfield, Great Britain).
"Robot guidance using multiple frames" was invented by Roger Holden (Lichfield, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and system for tracking a position of a robotic tool relative to a workpiece mounted on a workpiece holder. The method includes: i) identifying a first frame of reference defining the position of the workpiece; ii) identifying a second frame of reference defining a position of a machining head of the tool attached to a robotic arm, the tool further including a clamp moveable relative to the machining head; i...