Payload delivery apparatus

An apparatus for delivering a payload in a hostile environment, the apparatus comprising:

• a cylindrical hollow body having a longitudinal axis, an outer skin and a port therethrough;
• a longitudinally elongate gravity stable frame disposed within the hollow body;
• the frame having an upper surface and a lower surface opposed thereto;
• first and second longitudinally opposed axially rotatable wheels, operably associated with the body;
• first and second battery powered motors rotatably associated with the first and second rotatable wheels, respectively;
• a controller for controlling the battery powered motors;
• a receiver for receiving remote control signals from an operator and feeding the control signals to the controller;
• first and second counterweights juxtaposed with the first and second wheels, respectively, the first and second counterweights being joined to the lower surface of the frame, whereby the first and second counterweights are adapted to keep the frame gravity stable;
• a bilateral payload delivery mechanism (PDM) having a proximal end joined to the frame and a distal end remote therefrom having a stand for receiving a payload, the PDM being concealable within the body while the body is in motion and being configured to vertically elevate a payload from inside the hollow body, through the port and to a target while stationary;
• a battery for powering the apparatus and being joined to the frame;
• and
• a payload joined to the stand, wherein the payload covers the port while the apparatus is in motion, the payload being configured to be aesthetically similar to the outer skin.

An apparatus for delivering a payload in a hostile environment, the apparatus comprising:

• a cylindrical hollow body having a longitudinal axis, an outer skin and a port therethrough;
• a longitudinally elongate gravity stable frame disposed within the hollow body;
• the frame having an upper surface and a lower surface opposed thereto;
• first and second longitudinally opposed axially rotatable wheels, operably associated with the body;
• first and second battery powered motors rotatably associated with and powering the first and second rotatable wheels, respectively, the first and second wheels and the first and second motors being disposed on the upper surface of the frame;
• a controller for controlling the battery powered motors and being joined to the lower surface of the frame;
• a receiver for receiving remote control signals from an operator and feeding the control signals to the controller and being joined to the lower surface of the frame;
• a forward first person view camera disposed on the upper surface of the frame, operably joined to the controller and having a forward view outward through a lens in skin;
• first and second counterweights juxtaposed with the first and second wheels, respectively, the first and second counterweights being joined to the lower surface of the frame, whereby the first and second counterweights are adapted to keep the frame gravity stable;
• a first bilateral payload delivery mechanism (PDM) joined to the upper surface of the frame and having a proximal end joined to the frame and a distal end remote therefrom and having a stand for receiving a payload, the PDM being concealable within the body while the body is in motion and being configured to vertically elevate a payload from inside the hollow body, through a port through the skin and to a target while stationary;
• a battery for powering the apparatus and being joined to the lower surface of the frame;
• and
• a payload joined to the stand, wherein the payload covers the port while the apparatus is in motion, the payload being configured to be aesthetically similar to the outer skin.