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Boston Dynamics’ Spot (left) and Ghost Robotics’ Vision 60.
Ghost Robotics has responded to the patent infringement lawsuit just lately filed by Boston Dynamics.
Earlier this week, we realized that Boston Dynamics is suing competitor Ghost Robotics for allegedly infringing on seven patents associated to the previous’s Spot quadruped robotic. Filed in Delaware Federal court docket on November 11, 2022, Boston Dynamics takes problem with each Ghost Robotics’ Vision 60 and Sprint 40 quadrupeds.
Boston Dynamics was based in 1992 and has labored on a wide range of legged robots, each two-legged and four-legged variations. Ghost Robotics was based in 2015 and has centered solely on quadrupeds.
According to the grievance, “Boston Dynamics’ early success with the Spot robot did not go unnoticed by competitors in the robotics industry, including Ghost Robotics.”
Here’s what Boston Dynamics instructed The Robot Report earlier this week by way of electronic mail: “We do not comment on the specifics of pending litigation. Innovation is the lifeblood of Boston Dynamics, and our roboticists have successfully filed approximately 500 patents and patent applications worldwide. We welcome competition in the emerging mobile robotics market, but we expect all companies to respect intellectual property rights, and we will take action when those rights are violated.”
Ghost Robotics simply despatched the next assertion to The Robot Report:
“Founded in 2015, Ghost Robotics has rapidly grown to develop into the primary provider of legged robots to US and Allied Governments. The flagship Vision 60 robotic provides best-in-class endurance, velocity, climate safety, and area repairability. It is the one legged robotic in the marketplace that’s able to working in all environmental situations for sustained, real-world missions to enhance effectivity and save lives.
“Evolving from shut buyer collaboration, coupled with distinctive innovation at Ghost Robotics, these capabilities have led to speedy adoption by US Air Force, Army, and Special Forces in addition to Allied Governments together with the UK, Australia, Israel, Germany, Singapore, and the Republic of Korea Blue House.
“Ghost Robotics was born out of the PhD analysis of CTO Avik De and CEO Gavin Kenneally, beneath the tutelage of the esteemed Prof. Dan Koditschek at The University of Pennsylvania. Prof. Koditschek is a pioneer within the area of legged robots and holds the patent (collectively together with his former college students, Martin Buehler and Uluc Saranli) for the primary battery-powered, dynamic legged robotic, RHex (US6481513B2, filed March 14, 2001).
“Ghost Robotics’ success has not gone unnoticed by Boston Dynamics. Rather than compete on a stage taking part in area, the corporate selected to file an obstructive and baseless lawsuit on November eleventh in an try and halt the newcomer’s progress. Boston Dynamics is drawing on their significantly bigger sources to litigate as an alternative of innovate.
“Ghost Robotics strongly believes that fair competition drives the market and looks forward to a thriving legged robot industry, for the benefit of humanity.”
These are three of the primary quadruped robots to ever be out there commercially. We will regulate how this performs out in court docket. Other quadruped makers embody ANYbotics (Switzerland) and Unitree Robotics (China).