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US 10,802,508 B2Granted
Mobile robot
AssigneeBoston Dynamics, Inc.
InventorsJohn Aaron Saunders, Kevin Blankespoor, Steven D. Potter
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Abstract
A robot includes an inverted pendulum body having first and second end portions, a counter-balance body disposed on the inverted pendulum body and configured to move relative to the inverted pendulum body, at least one leg having first and second ends, and a drive wheel rotatably coupled to the second end of the at least one leg. The first end of the at least one leg is prismatically coupled to the second end portion of the inverted pendulum body.
Claims21
A robot comprising:
- an inverted pendulum body having first and second end portions;
- a counter-balance body disposed on the inverted pendulum body and configured to move about a lateral axis of the robot relative to the inverted pendulum body;
- at least one leg having first and second ends, the first end of the at least one leg prismatically coupled to the second end portion of the inverted pendulum body;
- and
- a drive wheel rotatably coupled to the second end of the at least one leg.
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A robot comprising:
- a torso having first and second end portions;
- a manipulator head disposed on the torso and configured to move relative to the torso;
- a tail disposed on the torso and configured to move about a lateral axis of the robot relative to the torso;
- at least one leg having first and second ends, the first end of the at least one leg prismatically coupled to the second end portion of the torso;
- and
- a drive wheel rotatably coupled to the second end of the at least one leg.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.