Inspection robots with a payload engagement device
AssigneeGecko Robotics, Inc.
InventorsDillon R. Jourde, Kevin Y. Low, Ignacio J. Cordova
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Abstract
Inspection robots with a payload engagement device are described. An example inspection robot may have a housing, a drive module, having at least one wheel and a motor, where the drive module is operatively coupled to the housing. The example inspection robot may also have a payload coupled to the drive module, where the payload includes a sensor mounted to the payload, and a payload engagement device operationally coupled to the drive module and the payload, where the payload engagement device applies a selected downward force on the payload.
Claims7
An inspection robot, the robot comprising:
- a housing;
- at least one drive module comprising at least one wheel and a motor, wherein the at least one drive module is operatively coupled to the housing;
- a payload coupled to the at least one drive module, the payload comprising a sensor mounted thereon;
- and
- a payload engagement device operationally coupled to the at least one drive module and the payload,
- wherein the payload engagement device applies a selected downward force on the payload.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.