ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,741,367, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to University of Florida Research Foundation Inc. (Gainesville, Fla.).

"Framing and installation robotic systems and methods" was invented by Aladdin Alwisy (Gainesville, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multifunctional end effector robotic system of the present disclosure comprises a mounting plate of a multifunctional end effector that is configured to couple to an arm of a robot; and a plurality of functional components of the multifunctional end effector. The plurality of functional components comprises a work piece holding assembly that is configured to perform clamping or suction acti...