Throwable robot with clamshell body
AssigneeReconRobotics, Inc.
InventorsMatthew M. Sellner, Alex J. Kossett, Jade Moreau, Andrew Drenner, Steve Gigl
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Abstract
A two wheeled throwable robot comprises an elongate chassis with two ends, a motor at each end, drive wheels connected to the motors, and a tail extending from the elongate chassis. A rear portion having a deep recess securing the pair of motors with brackets, and batteries with brackets. The forward part having a shallow recess with a printed circuit board secured therein having control circuitry. The wheels are less than six inches in diameter and the robot weighs less than five pounds.
Claims21
A throwable robot comprising:
- an elongate chassis having an outwardly exposed surface extending around the chassis, the chassis split lengthwise and having an interior, a pair of drive motors positioned and secured in place in the interior, one on each of two opposing ends, a battery secured in the interior;
- a pair of motor driven drive wheels attached to each end of the chassis, each of the pair of motor driven wheels having a diameter of less than 6 inches;
- and a tail extending from a rearward face of the elongate chassis, the throwable robot weighing less than 5 lbs.
A throwable robot comprising:
- an elongate body supporting a pair of drive wheels, one drive wheel on each of two ends of the body, a tail centrally positioned on the elongate body intermediate the pair of drive wheels and extending rearwardly from the body;
- the elongate body comprising an elongate chassis with an elongate deep recess, a pair or drive motors secured to the chassis in the deep recess, and a battery positioned in the deep recess, a printed circuit board with control circuitry secured within the chassis, and a camera in the chassis and directed forwardly;
- the pair of drive wheels attached at each end of the chassis, each of the pair of wheels being gear driven by a respective motor.
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A throwable robot weight less than five pounds comprising:
- an elongate body supporting a pair of drive wheels, one drive wheel on each of two ends of the body, a tail centrally positioned on the elongate body intermediate the pair of drive wheels and extending rearwardly from the body;
- the elongate body comprising an elongate chassis with an elongate deep recess, the chassis having a flattened portion on a top side, a flattened portion on a bottom side, and a flattened portion on a forward side, the robot further comprising a pair or drive motors secured to the chassis in the deep recess, a battery in the deep recess, a printed circuit board with control circuitry secured within the chassis, and a camera in the chassis and directed forwardly the pair of drive wheels attached at each end of the chassis, each of the pair of wheels being gear driven by a respective motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.