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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2018
Applicant:
Boston Dynamics, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Inventors:
John Aaron Saunders, Arlington, MA (US);
Kevin Blankespoor, Arlington, MA (US);
Steven D. Potter, Bedford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Dynamics, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/08 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 5/00 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0891 (2013.01); B25J 5/007 (2013.01); B25J 9/162 (2013.01); B25J 9/1615 (2013.01); B25J 9/1694 (2013.01); B25J 13/089 (2013.01); B25J 15/00 (2013.01); B25J 19/002 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40077 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0217 (2013.01); Y10S 901/01 (2013.01); Y10S 901/09 (2013.01); Y10S 901/40 (2013.01); Y10S 901/46 (2013.01); Y10S 901/48 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robot includes an inverted pendulum body having first and second end portions, a counter-balance body disposed on the inverted pendulum body and configured to move relative to the inverted pendulum body, at least one leg having first and second ends, and a drive wheel rotatably coupled to the second end of the at least one leg. The first end of the at least one leg is prismatically coupled to the second end portion of the inverted pendulum body.