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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2017
Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore, SG;
Gim Song Soh, Singapore, SG;
Shaohui Foong, Singapore, SG;
Kevin Otto, Aalto, FI;
Akash Vibhute, Singapore, SG;
Kristin Wood, Singapore, SG;
SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN, Singapore, SG;
Abstract
According to various embodiments, there is provided a robot including: a spherical shell; a cart in the spherical shell, the cart including a plurality of wheels rotatable to move the cart along an inner surface of the spherical shell; a sensor coupled to the cart, the sensor configured to provide an inertial measurement of the cart; a motion encoder configured to measure an angular velocity of each wheel of the plurality of wheels; and a localizer configured to determine a location of the robot, based on the angular velocities of the plurality of wheels and the inertial measurement of the cart.