ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,461, issued on April 7, was assigned to UBTECH ROBOTICS CORP LTD (Shenzhen, China).

"User exercise detection method, robot and computer-readable storage medium" was invented by Sheryl Suet Ying Chau (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.), Robert Malate (Los Angeles), Chengkun Zhang (Temple City, Calif.) and Huan Tan (Pasadena, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A user exercise detection method applicable in a robot includes: obtaining first measurement data from at least one inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensor that is arranged at a designated body part of the user, and detecting a posture of the user relative to the robot based on the firs...