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OT-2026-000002422

Telescoping robot

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Robotics & Automation › Robot Architectures
Inventors
DEVENGENZO ROMAN, HILL AREN, TANNER NEAL, WITTE SPENCER J
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NEPTUNE MEDICAL INC
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US-12564973-B2, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 3 March 2026
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Abstract

Apparatuses and methods for deploying and/or controlling movement of flexible tubular members such as endoscopes, using a sliding link assembly to support the flexible tubular member. For example, these apparatuses may include a base, a link assembly connected to the base and comprising: a plurality of links that are vertically adjacent to each other, in which adjacent pairs of links are each slidably coupled together by opposing flexible bands that extend around a cylindrical surface of a shuttle. A linear drive may drive extension and retraction of the links by engaging with just one shuttle of the link assembly.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000002422, “Telescoping robot,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:12:52 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002422.

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