ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,638,823, issued on May 26, was assigned to Universal Robots A/S (Odense S, Denmark).

"Multifunctional input device for a robot arm" was invented by Jos Mirth (Odense S, Denmark).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a robot arm comprising a plurality of robot joints mechanically connecting a robot base to a robot tool flange wherein a robot controller is configured for controlling movement of said plurality of robot joints and thereby movement of said robot tool flange. The robot controller is connected to an interface device comprising an input device via which a user is able to communicate with said robot controller and...