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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2022
Twill Technology, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Christopher Andrew Tacklind, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Cameron Tacklind, Menlo Park, CA (US);
TWILL Technology, Inc., East Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for exploiting modern controls, sensors and actuators to realize a novel family of in-line two-wheeled vehicles (Twills) as robots. Each robot has a front-wheel with a substantially horizontal axis of rotation and a substantially vertical steering axis. The front-wheel with its substantially vertical steering axis has a steering-angle that can be sensed by one or more sensors. There is a rear-wheel with a substantially horizontal axis of rotation. A control module stabilizes the roll angle when the robot is in a forward motion as well as when it is substantially or fully stopped. One or both the wheels of the robot may be endowed by a steering motor for steering and a traction motor for providing traction/torque to the wheel.