Apparatus, system, and method of providing a stabilizing drive system for a robotic vehicle
AssigneeJabil Inc.
InventorsDanny Peters, Jarrett Gayne
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Abstract
An apparatus, system and method capable of providing a stabilizing drive system for a robotic vehicle. The apparatus, system and method may include at least a robot body base; at least two drive wheels within the robot body base; a processing system having non-transitory computing code associated therewith which, when executed by the processing system, causes to be driven the at least two drive wheels; and a plurality of ball casters within the robot body base, wherein the ball caster are positioned relative to the robot base and to the at least two drive wheels so as to lower a center of gravity of the robot and provide stabilization of the driving.
Claims19
A drive system for a robot, comprising:
- a robot body base;
- at least two drive wheels within the robot body base;
- a processing system having non-transitory computing code associated therewith which, when executed by the processing system, causes to be driven the at least two drive wheels;
- a plurality of ball casters within the robot body base, wherein the ball casters are positioned relative to the robot base and to the at least two drive wheels so as to lower a center of gravity of the robot and provide stabilization of the driving;
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- a plurality of frames mounted within the robot body base for receiving the plurality of ball casters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.