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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2020
Applicant:
Sphero, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
SPHERO, INC., Boulder, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B62D 61/00 (2006.01); B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B60K 7/00 (2006.01); B62K 11/00 (2006.01); B60K 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0011 (2013.01); B60K 1/04 (2013.01); B60K 7/0007 (2013.01); B62D 61/00 (2013.01); B62K 11/007 (2016.11); B60K 17/043 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/81 (2013.01); G05D 2201/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A self-propelled device is disclosed that includes a center of mass drive system. The self-propelled device includes a substantially cylindrical body and wheels, with each wheel having a diameter substantially equivalent to the body. The self-propelled device may further include an internal drive system with a center of mass below a rotational axis of the wheels. Operation and maneuvering of the self-propelled device may be performed via active displacement of the center of mass.