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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 1985
Filed:
Mar. 18, 1983
Stephen J Bartholet, Orange, CA (US);
Odetics, Inc., Anaheim, CA (US);
Abstract
A walking machine comprising a body, six leg frames mounted on the body for pivotal movement about six parallel, spaced axes, the axes being located at the vertices of a hexagon, each of the leg frames being mounted for pivotal movement through an angle greater than 120.degree., a leg mechanism mounted on each of the leg frames, each leg mechanism including a foot, a drive mounted on the body for controlling the pivotal movement of each of the leg frames, a drive mounted on each of the leg frames for controlling movement of each foot in a direction parallel to the axes, and a drive mounted on each of the leg frames for controlling the movement of each foot in a radial direction.