OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000002099

Variable payload robot

Published: 2026-09-15T19:10:47.922198Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002099
Categories: Robotics & Automation > Robot Architectures

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ABSTRACT

A variable payload robot is disclosed. In various embodiments, a robot
includes two or more joints, each actuated by an associated joint motor and
each joint motor having a different capacity, the robot comprising an end
effector configured to grasp an object. A processor coupled to the robot is
configured to determine based at least in part on the respective capacities of
at least a subset of the joint motors and a payload related attribute of the
object a plan and trajectory to move the object from a source location to a
destination location.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000002099
Published 2026-09-15T19:10:47.922198Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002099