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(88) Date of publication A3: 24.12.2020 (43) Date of publication: 26.01.2022 Bulletin 2022/04 (21) Application number: 20773539.0 (22) Date of filing: 18.03.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B25J 11/00(2006.01) B25J 9/16(2006.01) B25J 3/00(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A21C 9/04 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2020/000219 (87) International publication number: WO 2020/188360 (24.09.2020 Gazette 2020/39)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 21.03.2019 US 201916360487 21.03.2019 US 201916360279 (71) Applicant: Vivid Robotics, Inc. Seattle, WA 98119 (US)

(72) Inventors: ANDERSON, Colton Seattle, WA 98119 (US) DE VITIS, Brian, Michael Seattle, WA 98119 (US) HAN, Kyu Sung Seattle, WA 98119 (US) OCHS, Emmett, Walter Seattle, WA 98119 (US) REINECKE, Kort, Edward Seattle, WA 98119 (US) ROGERS, Cole, Clark Seattle, WA 98119 (US) SOIKE, Derek, David Seattle, WA 98119 (US) SPADA, Nicholas Alan, Halverson Seattle, WA 98119 (US) TILBURG, Van Seattle, WA 98119 (US) WILSON, Andrea, Margaret Seattle, WA 98119 (US) WOOD, Clayton Seattle, WA 98119 (US) WRIGHT, Nicholaus, Clarendon Seattle, WA 98119 (US) XIA, Shiyu Seattle, WA 98119 (US) (74) Representative: Sach, Greg Robert  Valet Patent Services LLP Siedlungsstrasse 4a 85253 Erdweg 85253 Erdweg (DE)