Eric Whitman

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Waltham, MA, US

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

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Terrain aware step planning system
- Patent number 12,235,652
- Issue date Feb 25, 2025
- Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Eric Whitman
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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Footstep contact detection
- Patent number 12,214,497
- Issue date Feb 4, 2025
- Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Eric Whitman
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Robust docking of robots with imperfect sensing
- Patent number 12,172,537
- Issue date Dec 24, 2024
- Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Dion Gonano
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Robotically negotiating stairs
- Patent number 12,151,380
- Issue date Nov 26, 2024
- Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Eric Whitman
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Robot choreographer
- Patent number 12,134,181
- Issue date Nov 5, 2024
- Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Matthew Klingensmith
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Stair tracking for modeled and perceived terrain
- Patent number 12,077,229
- Issue date Sep 3, 2024
- Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Eric Cary Whitman
- B62 - LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
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Dynamic planning controller
- Patent number 12,070,863
- Issue date Aug 27, 2024
- Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Eric Whitman
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Achieving a target gait behavior in a legged robot
- Patent number 12,054,208
- Issue date Aug 6, 2024
- Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Benjamin Swilling
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Leg swing trajectories
- Patent number 11,999,423
- Issue date Jun 4, 2024
- Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Eric Whitman
- G05 - CONTROLLING REGULATING
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Control of robotic devices with non-constant body pitch
- Patent number 11,851,120
- Issue date Dec 26, 2023
- Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Gina Christine Fay
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Robot choreographer
- Patent number 11,691,292
- Issue date Jul 4, 2023
- Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Matthew Klingensmith
- G05 - CONTROLLING REGULATING
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Perception and fitting for a stair tracker
- Patent number 11,660,752
- Issue date May 30, 2023
- Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Eric Cary Whitman
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Perception and fitting for a stair tracker
- Patent number 11,599,128
- Issue date Mar 7, 2023
- Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Eric Cary Whitman
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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Robotically negotiating stairs
- Patent number 11,548,151
- Issue date Jan 10, 2023
- Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Eric Whitman
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Dynamic planning controller
- Patent number 11,465,281
- Issue date Oct 11, 2022
- Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Eric Whitman
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Leg swing trajectories
- Patent number 11,447,195
- Issue date Sep 20, 2022
- Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Eric Whitman
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Constrained mobility mapping
- Patent number 11,416,003
- Issue date Aug 16, 2022
- Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Eric Whitman
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Footstep contact detection
- Patent number 11,383,381
- Issue date Jul 12, 2022
- Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Eric Whitman
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Achieving a target gait behavior in a legged robot
- Patent number 11,319,005
- Issue date May 3, 2022
- Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Benjamin Swilling
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Terrain aware step planning system
- Patent number 11,287,826
- Issue date Mar 29, 2022
- Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Eric Whitman
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Robotically negotiating stairs
- Patent number 11,123,869
- Issue date Sep 21, 2021
- Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Eric Whitman
- B62 - LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
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Perception and fitting for a stair tracker
- Patent number 11,073,842
- Issue date Jul 27, 2021
- Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Eric Cary Whitman
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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Control of robotic devices with non-constant body pitch
- Patent number 11,059,532
- Issue date Jul 13, 2021
- Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Gina Christine Fay
- B62 - LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
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Achieving a target gait behavior in a legged robot
- Patent number 10,399,621
- Issue date Sep 3, 2019
- Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Benjamin Swilling
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Achieving a target gait behavior in a legged robot
- Patent number 10,266,220
- Issue date Apr 23, 2019
- Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Benjamin Swilling
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Achieving a target gait behavior in a legged robot
- Patent number 10,144,465
- Issue date Dec 4, 2018
- Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Benjamin Swilling
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Control of robotic devices with non-constant body pitch
- Patent number 10,059,392
- Issue date Aug 28, 2018
- Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Gina Christine Fay
- B62 - LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
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Achieving a target gait behavior in a legged robot
- Patent number 10,017,218
- Issue date Jul 10, 2018
- Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Benjamin Swilling
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Methods and systems for planning a body position of a robotic device
- Patent number 9,975,245
- Issue date May 22, 2018
- Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Eric Whitman
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Achieving a target gait in a legged robot based on steering commands
- Patent number 9,969,086
- Issue date May 15, 2018
- Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Eric Whitman
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Information Patent Application
FOOTSTEP CONTACT DETECTION
- Publication number 20250222588
- Publication date Jul 10, 2025
- BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.
- Eric Whitman
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Application
TERRAIN AWARE STEP PLANNING SYSTEM
- Publication number 20250155888
- Publication date May 15, 2025
- BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.
- Eric Whitman
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
ROBOTICALLY NEGOTIATING STAIRS
- Publication number 20250135646
- Publication date May 1, 2025
- BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.
- Eric Whitman
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Application
Dynamic Planning Controller
- Publication number 20240367315
- Publication date Nov 7, 2024
- BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.
- Eric Whitman
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Application
Stair Tracking for Modeled and Perceived Terrain
- Publication number 20240174310
- Publication date May 30, 2024
- BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.
- Eric Cary Whitman
- B62 - LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
Information Patent Application
CONTROL OF ROBOTIC DEVICES WITH NON-CONSTANT BODY PITCH
- Publication number 20240075998
- Publication date Mar 7, 2024
- BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.
- Gina Christine Fay
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Application
AUTOMATICALLY TRASITIONING A ROBOT TO AN OPERATIONAL MODE OPTIMIZED...
- Publication number 20230415343
- Publication date Dec 28, 2023
- BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.
- Eric Whitman
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Application
ROBOT CHOREOGRAPHER
- Publication number 20230286167
- Publication date Sep 14, 2023
- BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.
- Matthew Klingensmith
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Application
PERCEPTION AND FITTING FOR A STAIR TRACKER
- Publication number 20230143315
- Publication date May 11, 2023
- BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.
- Eric Cary Whitman
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
LEG SWING TRAJECTORIES
- Publication number 20230066343
- Publication date Mar 2, 2023
- BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.
- Eric Whitman
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Application
ROBOTICALLY NEGOTIATING STAIRS
- Publication number 20230008677
- Publication date Jan 12, 2023
- BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.
- Eric Whitman
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Application
Dynamic Planning Controller
- Publication number 20220410390
- Publication date Dec 29, 2022
- BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.
- Eric Whitman
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
DETECTING NEGATIVE OBSTACLES
- Publication number 20220390952
- Publication date Dec 8, 2022
- BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.
- Jeffrey Yu
- B62 - LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
Information Patent Application
Constrained Mobility Mapping
- Publication number 20220374024
- Publication date Nov 24, 2022
- BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.
- Eric Whitman
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Application
FOOTSTEP CONTACT DETECTION
- Publication number 20220324104
- Publication date Oct 13, 2022
- BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.
- Eric Whitman
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Application
Robust Docking of Robots with Imperfect Sensing
- Publication number 20220194245
- Publication date Jun 23, 2022
- BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.
- Dion Gonano
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
Terrain Aware Step Planning System
- Publication number 20220179420
- Publication date Jun 9, 2022
- BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.
- Eric Whitman
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Perception and Fitting for a Stair Tracker
- Publication number 20210333804
- Publication date Oct 28, 2021
- BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.
- Eric Cary Whitman
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Stair Tracking for Modeled and Perceived Terrain
- Publication number 20210331754
- Publication date Oct 28, 2021
- BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.
- Eric Cary Whitman
- B62 - LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
Information Patent Application
Perception and Fitting for a Stair Tracker
- Publication number 20210331317
- Publication date Oct 28, 2021
- BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.
- Eric Cary Whitman
- B62 - LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
Information Patent Application
Control of Robotic Devices with Non-Constant Body Pitch
- Publication number 20210309310
- Publication date Oct 7, 2021
- BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.
- Gina Christine Fay
- B62 - LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
Information Patent Application
Achieving a Target Gait Behavior in a Legged Robot
- Publication number 20210147017
- Publication date May 20, 2021
- BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.
- Benjamin Swilling
- B62 - LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
Information Patent Application
Robotically Negotiating Stairs
- Publication number 20210138650
- Publication date May 13, 2021
- BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.
- Eric Whitman
- B62 - LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
Information Patent Application
Dynamic Planning Controller
- Publication number 20210107150
- Publication date Apr 15, 2021
- BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.
- Eric Whitman
- G05 - CONTROLLING REGULATING
Information Patent Application
Footstep Contact Detection
- Publication number 20210039253
- Publication date Feb 11, 2021
- BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.
- Eric Whitman
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Application
Leg Swing Trajectories
- Publication number 20210039731
- Publication date Feb 11, 2021
- BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.
- Eric Whitman
- B62 - LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
Information Patent Application
Constrained Mobility Mapping
- Publication number 20210041887
- Publication date Feb 11, 2021
- BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.
- Eric Whitman
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
Information Patent Application
Robotically Negotiating Stairs
- Publication number 20200324412
- Publication date Oct 15, 2020
- BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.
- Eric Whitman
- B62 - LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
Information Patent Application
Terrain Aware Step Planning System
- Publication number 20200117198
- Publication date Apr 16, 2020
- BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.
- Eric Whitman
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Achieving a Target Gait Behavior in a Legged Robot
- Publication number 20190344845
- Publication date Nov 14, 2019
- BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.
- Benjamin Swilling
- B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS

Eric Whitman

Person

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Terrain aware step planning system

Footstep contact detection

Robust docking of robots with imperfect sensing

Robotically negotiating stairs

Robot choreographer

Stair tracking for modeled and perceived terrain

Dynamic planning controller

Achieving a target gait behavior in a legged robot

Leg swing trajectories

Control of robotic devices with non-constant body pitch

Robot choreographer

Perception and fitting for a stair tracker

Perception and fitting for a stair tracker

Robotically negotiating stairs

Dynamic planning controller

Leg swing trajectories

Constrained mobility mapping

Footstep contact detection

Achieving a target gait behavior in a legged robot

Terrain aware step planning system

Robotically negotiating stairs

Perception and fitting for a stair tracker

Control of robotic devices with non-constant body pitch

Achieving a target gait behavior in a legged robot

Achieving a target gait behavior in a legged robot

Achieving a target gait behavior in a legged robot

Control of robotic devices with non-constant body pitch

Achieving a target gait behavior in a legged robot

Methods and systems for planning a body position of a robotic device

Achieving a target gait in a legged robot based on steering commands

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

FOOTSTEP CONTACT DETECTION

TERRAIN AWARE STEP PLANNING SYSTEM

ROBOTICALLY NEGOTIATING STAIRS

Dynamic Planning Controller

Stair Tracking for Modeled and Perceived Terrain

CONTROL OF ROBOTIC DEVICES WITH NON-CONSTANT BODY PITCH

AUTOMATICALLY TRASITIONING A ROBOT TO AN OPERATIONAL MODE OPTIMIZED...

ROBOT CHOREOGRAPHER

PERCEPTION AND FITTING FOR A STAIR TRACKER

LEG SWING TRAJECTORIES

ROBOTICALLY NEGOTIATING STAIRS

Dynamic Planning Controller

DETECTING NEGATIVE OBSTACLES

Constrained Mobility Mapping

FOOTSTEP CONTACT DETECTION

Robust Docking of Robots with Imperfect Sensing

Terrain Aware Step Planning System

Perception and Fitting for a Stair Tracker

Stair Tracking for Modeled and Perceived Terrain

Perception and Fitting for a Stair Tracker

Control of Robotic Devices with Non-Constant Body Pitch

Achieving a Target Gait Behavior in a Legged Robot

Robotically Negotiating Stairs

Dynamic Planning Controller

Footstep Contact Detection

Leg Swing Trajectories

Constrained Mobility Mapping

Robotically Negotiating Stairs

Terrain Aware Step Planning System

Achieving a Target Gait Behavior in a Legged Robot