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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2008
Trevor Blackwell, Mountain View, CA (US);
Daniel Casner, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Benjamin Nelson, Mountain View, CA (US);
Scott Wiley, Los Altos, CA (US);
Trevor Blackwell, Mountain View, CA (US);
Daniel Casner, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Benjamin Nelson, Mountain View, CA (US);
Scott Wiley, Los Altos, CA (US);
Anybots, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A power system is provided for robotic systems such as dynamically balancing robots, including inverted pendulum robots, robots that balance on two legs, and dynamically balancing robotic personal vehicles. Under normal operation, the power system provides operating power from a power source such as an internal battery system or an external AC power supply. The power system includes an energy storage device, such as an ultracapacitor assembly, that can provide emergency power sufficient to power components of the robotic system to a stable shutdown configuration in the event of a deleterious power event.