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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2021
Thk Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Kaoru Hoshide, Tokyo, JP;
Masaki Shibuya, Tokyo, JP;
Jun Kawasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Tomonari Furukawa, Earlysville, VA (US);
Abdullah Abdul-Dayem, Toronto, CA;
THK CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A flying robot includes a body portion, a propulsion portion including a plurality of propulsion units configured to generate propulsion force by driving rotor blades, the plurality of propulsion units being provided at the body portion, a plurality of leg portions configured to support the body portion, each leg portion of the plurality of leg portions including at least one joint and being configured to be able to change a posture of the leg portion, and a controller configured to control the plurality of leg portions when landing on a landing surface from a flying state, and the controller controls part or all of at least one leg portion among the plurality of leg portions to adjust a tilt of the body portion from when the at least one leg portion comes into contact with the landing surface until when landing on the landing surface is completed.