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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
May. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Toyota Research Institute, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Samuel Zapolsky, San Francisco, CA (US);
Catherine O'Donnell, Cambridge, MA (US);
Jonathan Yao, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC., Los Altos, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B25J 5/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0238 (2013.01); B25J 5/007 (2013.01); B25J 9/1666 (2013.01); B25J 13/085 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robot is provided. The robot includes a main body, one or more wheels coupled to the main body, one or more elastic members coupled to the main body, a disc coupled to the one or more elastic members, and one or more sensors. The disc is configured to move relative to the main body in response to a force exerted against the disc. The one or more sensors may detect a dislocation of the disc relative to the main body in response to the force exerted against the disc.