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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2018
Applicant:
Sphero, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Inventors:
Jeff Wiencrot, Boulder, CO (US);
Grant Fritz, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
Sphero, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 19/02 (2006.01); G01C 19/5726 (2012.01); G01P 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 19/02 (2013.01); G01C 19/5726 (2013.01); G01P 9/02 (2013.01); G01P 13/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disposed within the body of a robotic device are an output element, accelerometer, gyroscope, and processor. The accelerometer sends a signal to the processor in response to detection of a vibration external to the body. The gyroscope sends a signal to the processor in response to a detection of movement of the body. The processor then sends an action signal to the output element based on the signals received from the accelerometer and gyroscope.