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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2021
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
James Kuffner, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Kagami, Tokyo, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A robot includes a body having an internal opening. The robot further includes a first wheel configured to deploy out of the internal opening and to retract into the internal opening. The robot further includes a second wheel configured to deploy out of the internal opening and to retract into the internal opening. The robot further includes a sensor configured to determine a location of the robot. The robot further includes a controller configured to control each of the first wheel and the second wheel, wherein in response to the location of the robot being at a predetermined location, the controller is configured to cause the second wheel to deploy out of the internal opening and to cause the first wheel to retract into the internal opening.