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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas L. De Fazio, Watertown, MA (US);
David S. Barrett, Needham, MA (US);
Chikyung Won, Somerville, MA (US);
Selma Slipichevich, Melrose, MA (US);
Assignee:
iRobot Corporation, Burlington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 6/110 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 6/110 ;
Abstract
A wheeled platform is disclosed, which is characterized by high mobility and reliability, and which can be used in a wide range of applications including transport and robotic devices. The wheeled platform has fore and aft body portions , each body portion having first and second sides . Overlapping wheels are rotatably attached to the first side and overlapping wheels are rotatably attached to the second side . The fore body portion can be connected to the aft body portion via an articulation element