Inventor
WHITMAN ERIC
US29 patents
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BOSTON DYNAMICS INC
26 patentsUS11287826B2Mar 29, 2022
Terrain aware step planning system
BOSTON DYNAMICS INC24 citations94
US11059532B1Jul 13, 2021
Control of robotic devices with non-constant body pitch
BOSTON DYNAMICS INC14 citations94
US10059392B1Aug 28, 2018
Control of robotic devices with non-constant body pitch
BOSTON DYNAMICS INC25 citations94
US9975245B1May 22, 2018
Methods and systems for planning a body position of a robotic device
BOSTON DYNAMICS INC28 citations94
US9969086B1May 15, 2018
Achieving a target gait in a legged robot based on steering commands
BOSTON DYNAMICS INC26 citations94
US11416003B2Aug 16, 2022
Constrained mobility mapping
BOSTON DYNAMICS INC29 citations92
US12235652B2Feb 25, 2025
Terrain aware step planning system
BOSTON DYNAMICS INC8 citations86
US12214497B2Feb 4, 2025
Footstep contact detection
BOSTON DYNAMICS INC6 citations86
US12070863B2Aug 27, 2024
Dynamic planning controller
BOSTON DYNAMICS INC6 citations86
US11999423B2Jun 4, 2024
Leg swing trajectories
BOSTON DYNAMICS INC9 citations86
US11548151B2Jan 10, 2023
Robotically negotiating stairs
BOSTON DYNAMICS INC10 citations86
US11447195B2Sep 20, 2022
Leg swing trajectories
BOSTON DYNAMICS INC11 citations86
US11383381B2Jul 12, 2022
Footstep contact detection
BOSTON DYNAMICS INC9 citations86
US11123869B2Sep 21, 2021
Robotically negotiating stairs
BOSTON DYNAMICS INC11 citations86
US12054208B2Aug 6, 2024
Achieving a target gait behavior in a legged robot
BOSTON DYNAMICS INC7 citations85
US11851120B2Dec 26, 2023
Control of robotic devices with non-constant body pitch
BOSTON DYNAMICS INC9 citations85
US12134181B2Nov 5, 2024
Robot choreographer
BOSTON DYNAMICS INC6 citations84
US11319005B2May 3, 2022
Achieving a target gait behavior in a legged robot
BOSTON DYNAMICS INC5 citations84
US10399621B2Sep 3, 2019
Achieving a target gait behavior in a legged robot
BOSTON DYNAMICS INC5 citations84
US10266220B2Apr 23, 2019
Achieving a target gait behavior in a legged robot
BOSTON DYNAMICS INC4 citations84
US10144465B1Dec 4, 2018
Achieving a target gait behavior in a legged robot
BOSTON DYNAMICS INC9 citations84
US12552476B2Feb 17, 2026
Control of robotic devices with non-constant body pitch
BOSTON DYNAMICS INC1 citations74
US12151380B2Nov 26, 2024
Robotically negotiating stairs
BOSTON DYNAMICS INC2 citations73
US11691292B2Jul 4, 2023
Robot choreographer
BOSTON DYNAMICS INC4 citations73
US11465281B2Oct 11, 2022
Dynamic planning controller
BOSTON DYNAMICS INC5 citations73
US12372982B2Jul 29, 2025
Constrained mobility mapping
BOSTON DYNAMICS INC0 citations61
GOOGLE INC
3 patentsUS10017218B1Jul 10, 2018
Achieving a target gait behavior in a legged robot
GOOGLE INC35 citations97
US9868210B1Jan 16, 2018
Methods and systems for planning a body position of a robotic device
GOOGLE INC37 citations94
US9789607B1Oct 17, 2017
Achieving a target gait in a legged robot based on steering commands
GOOGLE INC35 citations94