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(43) Date of publication: 21.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/43 (21) Application number: 24834544.9 (22) Date of filing: 13.12.2024

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F16H 25/20(2006.01) B25J 17/02(2006.01) H02K 7/06(2006.01) B25J 9/12(2006.01) B62D 57/032(2006.01) F16H 25/22(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): F16H 25/2252; F16H 2025/2075; F16H 25/20; H02K 7/06; B25J 9/123; B25J 17/0241; B62D 57/032; H02K 11/30; H02K 5/18; H02K 1/30; H02K 5/1735; H02K 5/225 (86) International application number: PCT/US2024/060032 (87) International publication number: WO 2025/128996 (19.06.2025 Gazette 2025/25)

(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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: GE KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 15.12.2023 US 202318541267 (71) Applicant: Boston Dynamics, Inc. Waltham, MA 02451 (US)	(72) Inventors: KATZ, Benjamin G. Waltham, Massachusetts 02451 (US) DE SOUZA RAMOS, Joao Luiz Almeida Waltham, Massachusetts 02451 (US) (74) Representative: Hoffmann Eitle  Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30 81925 München 81925 München (DE)