Patent SG-11201807565V-A (SG)
Title: Modular manufacturing of a robot
Inventor: SMAL LUDOVIC
IPC: B25J9/16
Filed: 2017-03-07
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -, Organization 111141101110101011111 HO 11111011101 101I Oil 41111100111110 1111 III International Bureau ... .... ..Yjd .......,,/ (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/153383 Al 14 September 2017 (14.09.2017) WIP0 I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every B25J 9/16 (2006.01) B25J 9/08 (2006.01) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, (21) International Application Number: BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, PCT/EP2017/055282 DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, (22) International Filing Date: HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, 7 March 2017 (07.03.2017) KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, (25) Filing Language: English NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, (26) Publication Language: English RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, (30) Priority Data: ZA, ZM, ZW. 16305254.1 7 March 2016 (07.03.2016) EP (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (71) Applicant: SOFTBANK ROBOTICS EUROPE kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, [FR/FR]; 43, me du Colonel Pierre Avia, 75015 Paris GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, (FR). TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, (72) Inventors: SMAL, Ludovic; c/o Softbank Robotics Europe, 43, me Pierre Avia, 75015 Paris (FR). SERRE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, Julien; c/o Softbank Robotics Europe, 43, rue du Colonel LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, Pierre Avia, 75015 Paris (FR). SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (74) Agents: HNICH-GASRI, Nalma et al.; Immeuble \"Visi- urn\", 22, avenue Aristide Briand, 94117 Arcueil (FR). [Continued on next page] = (54) Title: MODULAR MANUFACTURING OF A ROBOT /100 (57) : There is disclosed a method of manufac- - = - /121 Base module (Neck) turing a robot comprising the steps of discovering a plur- ality of generic components, said generic components being interconnected and non-functional in the robot; /122 determining the spatial position of each generic compon- = - — === Base module (Arm L) v T /110 Base module (Arm R) ent in the robot; retrieving respective firmware associ- ated with each generic component; modifying a generic into a by component specified component, programming Communication /132 HUB/ROUTER /13 the firmware of said generic component with a said re- === = Base module (Hand L) Base module (Hand R) trieved firmware. Described developments comprise the use of encryption mechanisms, the use of one or more bootloaders, the use of decentralized or distributed stor- age of firmware and the use of predefined hardware ab- straction layers. Software and system aspects (e.g. multi- /141 \ /142 described. masters architectures) are === — = Base module (Legs L) Base module (Legs R) — = _ v /151 1/152 Il Base module (Foot L) Base module (Foot R) M GC M M 11 in FIG. 4 1-1 --.... IN 1-1 0 N O WO 2017/153383 Al MIDEDIMOM0101011101010MOVIONOMMOMOVOIMIE Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))