Bimodal emergency response robots

A bimodal robot operable in a ground mode and a flight mode, the bimodal robot comprising:

• a frame having an upper deck and a lower deck;
• a ground unit including a plurality of wheels located on the lower deck of the frame and one or more arms mounted on the upper deck of the frame;
• a flight unit including a plurality of flight motors and propellers attached thereto, the flight unit located on the upper deck of the frame;
• a master controller in wireless communication with a remote, the master controller in communication with a ground unit slave controller for controlling the plurality of wheels during operation of the bimodal robot in a ground mode and one or more arms of the ground unit and a flight unit slave controller for controlling the plurality of flight motors during operation of the bimodal robot in a flight mode.

A bimodal robot operable in a flight mode and a ground mode, the bimodal robot comprising:

• ground components including a plurality of wheels, one or more robotic arms, and a ground component controller attached to a frame of the bimodal robot;
• flight components including a plurality of flight motors and propellers attached thereto and a flight component controller attached to a frame of the bimodal robot;
• a master controller in electronic communication with each of the ground component controller and the flight component controller;
• wherein in a ground operation mode the master controller communicates with the ground component controller to operate the plurality of wheels and one or more robotic arms;
• and
• wherein in a flight operation mode the master controller communicates with the flight component controller to operate the plurality of flight motors.