Assignee profile:

BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.

City:

Waltham, Massachusetts

Country:

United States

Published Applications:

279

Last publication date:

2026-04-23

Patent Grants:

238

Last grant date:

2026-03-03

Quarterly BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC. Patent Applications

Top Inventors for applications by BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.

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Recent patent applications by BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.

BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC. based in Waltham, US has been assigned the rights to these inventions. The list includes both Pending Applications and Patent Grants:

#1 | 2026-04-23
US20260109049A1
Performing operations; transporting

ROBOTIC GRIPPER WITH SEAL DETECTION

#2 | 2026-04-23
US20260109038A1
Performing operations; transporting

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A GRIPPER OF A ROBOTIC DEVICE

#3 | 2025-11-13
US20250345934A1
Performing operations; transporting

ROBOT MOVEMENT AND INTERACTION WITH MASSIVE BODIES

#4 | 2025-08-28
US20250271854A1
Physics

NETWORK COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ROBOTIC OPERATIONS

#5 | 2025-06-19 ✅ Patent 12,564,940 granted on 2026-03-03
US20250196326A1
Performing operations; transporting

SCREW ACTUATOR

#6 | 2025-06-12
US20250187179A1
Performing operations; transporting

INTELLIGENT GRIPPER WITH INDIVIDUAL CUP CONTROL

#7 | 2025-06-05
US20250178190A1
Performing operations; transporting

ROBOT MOVEMENT AND ONLINE TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION

#8 | 2025-06-05
US20250178188A1
Performing operations; transporting

INTEGRATED MOBILE MANIPULATOR ROBOT

#9 | 2025-05-29
US20250170731A1
Performing operations; transporting

DYNAMIC MASS ESTIMATION METHODS FOR AN INTEGRATED MOBILE MANIPULATOR ROBOT

#10 | 2025-05-01
US20250135645A1
Performing operations; transporting

NONLINEAR TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION FOR ROBOTIC DEVICES

#11 | 2025-05-01
US20250135636A1
Performing operations; transporting

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GRASPING OBJECTS WITH UNKNOWN OR UNCERTAIN EXTENTS USING A ROBOTIC MANIPULATOR

#12 | 2025-03-27
US20250103536A1
Physics

DATA TRANSFER ASSEMBLIES FOR ROBOTIC DEVICES

#13 | 2025-03-20
US20250091220A1
Performing operations; transporting

PERCEPTION MAST FOR AN INTEGRATED MOBILE MANIPULATOR ROBOT

#14 | 2024-12-12
US20240408746A1
Performing operations; transporting

MANIPULATING BOXES USING A ZONED GRIPPER

#15 | 2024-11-14 ✅ Patent 12,585,292 granted on 2026-03-24
US20240377843A1
Physics

LOCATION BASED CHANGE DETECTION WITHIN IMAGE DATA BY A MOBILE ROBOT

#16 | 2024-10-17 ✅ Patent 12,533,795 granted on 2026-01-27
US20240342899A1
Performing operations; transporting

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACTUATION OF A ROBOTIC MANIPULATOR

#17 | 2024-09-26
US20240315910A1
Human necessities

PERCEPTION SYSTEM FOR A LOWER BODY POWERED EXOSKELETON

#18 | 2024-09-12
US20240303858A1
Physics

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING MULTIPATH ARTIFACTS FOR A CAMERA SYSTEM OF A MOBILE ROBOT

#19 | 2024-09-12 ✅ Patent 12,320,400 granted on 2025-06-03
US20240301921A1
Mechanical engineering

Transmission with integrated overload protection for a legged robot

#20 | 2024-09-12 ✅ Patent 12,544,932 granted on 2026-02-10
US20240300110A1
Performing operations; transporting

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MODELING LOADING DOCK ENVIRONMENTS

#21 | 2024-09-12 ✅ Patent 12,552,030 granted on 2026-02-17
US20240300109A1
Performing operations; transporting

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GRASPING AND PLACING MULTIPLE OBJECTS WITH A ROBOTIC GRIPPER

#22 | 2024-08-15 ✅ Patent 12,515,323 granted on 2026-01-06
US20240269838A1
Performing operations; transporting

LIMITING ARM FORCES AND TORQUES

#23 | 2024-07-25 ✅ Patent 12,466,501 granted on 2025-11-11
US20240246623A1
Performing operations; transporting

Detecting and Responding to Disturbances to a Gait of a Legged Robot

#24 | 2024-07-04 ✅ Patent 12,447,620 granted on 2025-10-21
US20240217104A1
Performing operations; transporting

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A GRIPPER OF A ROBOTIC DEVICE

#25 | 2024-06-27
US20240210542A1
Physics

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LIDAR ALIGNMENT AND CALIBRATION

#26 | 2024-06-27
US20240208058A1
Performing operations; transporting

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED CEILING DETECTION

#27 | 2024-06-13 ✅ Patent 12,637,158 granted on 2026-05-26
US20240193936A1
Physics

IDENTIFYING STAIRS FROM FOOTFALLS

#28 | 2024-06-13 ✅ Patent 12,440,970 granted on 2025-10-14
US20240189999A1
Performing operations; transporting

ARM AND BODY COORDINATION

#29 | 2024-06-13 ✅ Patent 12,311,543 granted on 2025-05-27
US20240189985A1
Performing operations; transporting

Systems and methods for controlling movements of robotic actuators

#30 | 2024-06-06 ✅ Patent 12,189,566 granted on 2025-01-07
US20240184731A1
Physics

Data transfer assemblies for robotic devices

#31 | 2024-06-06 ✅ Patent 12,280,494 granted on 2025-04-22
US20240181661A1
Performing operations; transporting

Electrical transfer assemblies for robotic devices

#32 | 2024-06-06 ✅ Patent 12,397,422 granted on 2025-08-26
US20240181635A1
Performing operations; transporting

ROBOT MOVEMENT AND INTERACTION WITH MASSIVE BODIES

#33 | 2024-03-28
US20240100702A1
Performing operations; transporting

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SAFE OPERATION OF ROBOTS

#34 | 2024-03-21 ✅ Patent 12,123,481 granted on 2024-10-22
US20240093766A1
Mechanical engineering

Screw actuator for a legged robot

#35 | 2024-03-07 ✅ Patent 12,552,476 granted on 2026-02-17
US20240075998A1
Performing operations; transporting

CONTROL OF ROBOTIC DEVICES WITH NON-CONSTANT BODY PITCH

#36 | 2024-02-22
US20240061428A1
Physics

SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF GUARDING A MOBILE ROBOT

#37 | 2024-02-22
US20240058962A1
Performing operations; transporting

SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF COORDINATING A MOBILE ROBOT AND PARCEL HANDLING EQUIPMENT

#38 | 2024-02-15 ✅ Patent 12,311,563 granted on 2025-05-27
US20240051150A1
Performing operations; transporting

Braking and regeneration control in a legged robot

#39 | 2024-02-15 ✅ Patent 12,194,629 granted on 2025-01-14
US20240051122A1
Performing operations; transporting

Robot movement and online trajectory optimization

#40 | 2024-02-01 ✅ Patent 12,175,742 granted on 2024-12-24
US20240037936A1
Physics

Detecting boxes

#41 | 2024-01-25 ✅ Patent 12,215,719 granted on 2025-02-04
US20240026905A1
Mechanical engineering

Discretized valve state control for multi-level hydraulic systems

#42 | 2024-01-04 ✅ Patent 12,270,686 granted on 2025-04-08
US20240003721A1
Physics

Magnetic encoder calibration

#43 | 2024-01-04 ✅ Patent 12,090,656 granted on 2024-09-17
US20240001537A1
Performing operations; transporting

Manipulating boxes using a zoned gripper

#44 | 2023-12-28
US20230419546A1
Physics

ONLINE CAMERA CALIBRATION FOR A MOBILE ROBOT

#45 | 2023-12-28
US20230419467A1
Physics

A MOBILE ROBOT SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED ASSET INSPECTION

#46 | 2023-12-28
US20230418305A1
Physics

INTEGRATED NAVIGATION CALLBACKS FOR A ROBOT

#47 | 2023-12-28 ✅ Patent 12,346,116 granted on 2025-07-01
US20230418302A1
Physics

ONLINE AUTHORING OF ROBOT AUTONOMY APPLICATIONS

#48 | 2023-12-28 ✅ Patent 12,449,822 granted on 2025-10-21
US20230418297A1
Physics

GROUND CLUTTER AVOIDANCE FOR A MOBILE ROBOT

#49 | 2023-12-28
US20230415343A1
Performing operations; transporting

AUTOMATICALLY TRASITIONING A ROBOT TO AN OPERATIONAL MODE OPTIMIZED FOR PARTICULAR TERRAIN

#50 | 2023-12-28 ✅ Patent 12,564,955 granted on 2026-03-03
US20230415342A1
Performing operations; transporting

MODELING ROBOT SELF-OCCLUSION FOR LOCALIZATION

#51 | 2023-12-21 ✅ Patent 12,570,368 granted on 2026-03-10
US20230406429A1
Performing operations; transporting

MITIGATING SENSOR NOISE IN LEGGED ROBOTS

#52 | 2023-12-14 ✅ Patent 12,442,640 granted on 2025-10-14
US20230400307A1
Physics

INTERMEDIATE WAYPOINT GENERATOR

#53 | 2023-11-16 ✅ Patent 12,122,044 granted on 2024-10-22
US20230364811A1
Performing operations; transporting

Non-planar linear actuator

#54 | 2023-11-02 ✅ Patent 12,384,038 granted on 2025-08-12
US20230347524A1
Performing operations; transporting

GENERALIZED COORDINATE SURROGATES FOR INTEGRATED ESTIMATION AND CONTROL

#55 | 2023-11-02 ✅ Patent 12,240,122 granted on 2025-03-04
US20230347513A1
Performing operations; transporting

Palletizing boxes

#56 | 2023-10-19 ✅ Patent 12,130,625 granted on 2024-10-29
US20230333559A1
Physics

Auto swing-height adjustment

#57 | 2023-10-12 ✅ Patent 12,365,407 granted on 2025-07-22
US20230322315A1
Performing operations; transporting

MECHANICALLY-TIMED FOOTSTEPS FOR A ROBOTIC DEVICE

#58 | 2023-10-12 ✅ Patent 12,508,706 granted on 2025-12-30
US20230321830A1
Performing operations; transporting

CONSTRUCTION CONSTRAINED MOTION PRIMITIVES FROM ROBOT MAPS

#59 | 2023-10-05 ✅ Patent 12,233,543 granted on 2025-02-25
US20230311346A1
Performing operations; transporting

Wire routing for robotic manipulator

#60 | 2023-10-05 ✅ Patent 12,103,164 granted on 2024-10-01
US20230311341A1
Performing operations; transporting

Gripper mechanism

#61 | 2023-09-28 ✅ Patent 12,172,719 granted on 2024-12-24
US20230303193A1
Performing operations; transporting

Whole body manipulation on a legged robot using dynamic balance

#62 | 2023-09-21 ✅ Patent 12,632,051 granted on 2026-05-19
US20230297118A1
Physics

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECORDING ROBOT MISSIONS

#63 | 2023-09-14 ✅ Patent 12,379,036 granted on 2025-08-05
US20230287982A1
Mechanical engineering

ROTARY VALVE ASSEMBLY

#64 | 2023-09-14 ✅ Patent 12,134,181 granted on 2024-11-05
US20230286167A1
Performing operations; transporting

Robot choreographer

#65 | 2023-09-07 ✅ Patent 12,263,597 granted on 2025-04-01
US20230278214A1
Performing operations; transporting

Robot localization using variance sampling

#66 | 2023-09-07 ✅ Patent 12,251,828 granted on 2025-03-18
US20230278192A1
Performing operations; transporting

Systems and methods for securing objects to robotic devices

#67 | 2023-08-24 ✅ Patent 12,128,570 granted on 2024-10-29
US20230264358A1
Performing operations; transporting

Handling gait disturbances with asynchronous timing

#68 | 2023-08-10 ✅ Patent 12,064,879 granted on 2024-08-20
US20230249346A1
Performing operations; transporting

Global arm path planning with roadmaps and precomputed domains

#69 | 2023-07-27
US20230234229A1
Performing operations; transporting

SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF COORDINATED BODY MOTION OF ROBOTIC DEVICES

#70 | 2023-06-15 ✅ Patent 12,387,465 granted on 2025-08-12
US20230186609A1
Physics

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATING OBJECTS WITH UNKNOWN PROPERTIES FOR ROBOTIC MANIPULATION

#71 | 2023-06-15
US20230184897A1
Physics

LIDAR MICRO-ADJUSTMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS

#72 | 2023-06-15
US20230182329A1
Performing operations; transporting

ACCESSORY INTERFACES FOR A MOBILE MANIPULATOR ROBOT

#73 | 2023-06-15 ✅ Patent 12,441,002 granted on 2025-10-14
US20230182318A1
Performing operations; transporting

ROBOTIC GRIPPER WITH SEAL DETECTION

#74 | 2023-06-15
US20230182315A1
Performing operations; transporting

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBJECT DETECTION AND PICK ORDER DETERMINATION

#75 | 2023-06-15
US20230182314A1
Performing operations; transporting

METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DROPPED OBJECT DETECTION

#76 | 2023-06-15
US20230182304A1
Performing operations; transporting

SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF LIGHTING FOR A MOBILE ROBOT

#77 | 2023-06-15
US20230182300A1
Performing operations; transporting

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROBOT COLLISION AVOIDANCE

#78 | 2023-06-15
US20230182293A1
Performing operations; transporting

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GRASP PLANNING FOR A ROBOTIC MANIPULATOR

#79 | 2023-06-15 ✅ Patent 12,036,670 granted on 2024-07-16
US20230182287A1
Performing operations; transporting

Systems and methods for actuation of a robotic manipulator

#80 | 2023-05-25 ✅ Patent 11,938,628 granted on 2024-03-26
US20230158666A1
Performing operations; transporting

Systems and methods for controlling movements of robotic actuators

#81 | 2023-04-20 ✅ Patent 12,168,300 granted on 2024-12-17
US20230117928A1
Performing operations; transporting

Nonlinear trajectory optimization for robotic devices

#82 | 2023-03-30 ✅ Patent 11,836,974 granted on 2023-12-05
US20230096840A1
Physics

Detecting boxes

#83 | 2023-03-02 ✅ Patent 11,999,423 granted on 2024-06-04
US20230066343A1
Performing operations; transporting

Leg swing trajectories

#84 | 2023-02-28 ✅ Patent 11,590,013 granted on 2023-02-28
US16269115
Human necessities

Brace system

#85 | 2023-01-12 ✅ Patent 12,151,380 granted on 2024-11-26
US20230008677A1
Performing operations; transporting

Robotically negotiating stairs

#86 | 2023-01-12 ✅ Patent 11,911,916 granted on 2024-02-27
US20230008096A1
Performing operations; transporting

NATURAL PITCH AND ROLL

#87 | 2022-12-29 ✅ Patent 11,920,649 granted on 2024-03-05
US20220412411A1
Mechanical engineering

Transmission with integrated overload protection for a legged robot

#88 | 2022-12-29 ✅ Patent 12,070,863 granted on 2024-08-27
US20220410390A1
Performing operations; transporting

Dynamic planning controller

#89 | 2022-12-29 ✅ Patent 11,833,680 granted on 2023-12-05
US20220410378A1
Performing operations; transporting

Robot movement and online trajectory optimization

#90 | 2022-12-08 ✅ Patent 12,461,531 granted on 2025-11-04
US20220390954A1
Physics

Topology Processing for Waypoint-based Navigation Maps

#91 | 2022-12-08 ✅ Patent 12,468,300 granted on 2025-11-11
US20220390952A1
Physics

DETECTING NEGATIVE OBSTACLES

#92 | 2022-12-08 ✅ Patent 12,222,723 granted on 2025-02-11
US20220390950A1
Physics

Directed exploration for navigation in dynamic environments

#93 | 2022-12-08 ✅ Patent 12,466,075 granted on 2025-11-11
US20220388174A1
Performing operations; transporting

AUTONOMOUS AND TELEOPERATED SENSOR POINTING ON A MOBILE ROBOT

#94 | 2022-12-08 ✅ Patent 12,304,082 granted on 2025-05-20
US20220388170A1
Performing operations; transporting

Alternate route finding for waypoint-based navigation maps

#95 | 2022-11-24 ✅ Patent 12,372,982 granted on 2025-07-29
US20220374024A1
Physics

Constrained Mobility Mapping

#96 | 2022-11-24 ✅ Patent 12,251,837 granted on 2025-03-18
US20220371189A1
Performing operations; transporting

Intelligent gripper with individual cup control

#97 | 2022-11-17 ✅ Patent 12,427,662 granted on 2025-09-30
US20220362932A1
Performing operations; transporting

DETERMINATION OF ROBOTIC STEP PATH

#98 | 2022-11-03 ✅ Patent 11,738,456 granted on 2023-08-29
US20220347845A1
Performing operations; transporting

Palletizing boxes

#99 | 2022-10-13 ✅ Patent 11,654,559 granted on 2023-05-23
US20220324108A1
Performing operations; transporting

Global arm path planning with roadmaps and precomputed domains

#100 | 2022-10-13 ✅ Patent 12,214,497 granted on 2025-02-04
US20220324104A1
Performing operations; transporting

Footstep contact detection

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