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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2024
Gecko Robotics, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Dillon R. Jourde, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Kevin Y. Low, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Ignacio J. Cordova, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Gecko Robotics, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
Inspection robots with a payload engagement device are described. An example inspection robot may have a housing, a drive module, having at least one wheel and a motor, where the drive module is operatively coupled to the housing. The example inspection robot may also have a payload coupled to the drive module, where the payload includes a sensor mounted to the payload, and a payload engagement device operationally coupled to the drive module and the payload, where the payload engagement device applies a selected downward force on the payload.