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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
May. 17, 2010
Scott Wiley, Los Altos, CA (US);
Trevor Blackwell, Mountain View, CA (US);
Daniel Casner, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Benjamin Holson, Mountain View, CA (US);
Scott Wiley, Los Altos, CA (US);
Trevor Blackwell, Mountain View, CA (US);
Daniel Casner, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Benjamin Holson, Mountain View, CA (US);
Anybots 2.0, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Mobile self-balancing robots for telepresence are provided. The robots comprise a base, a head, and a shaft therebetween. The shaft can be telescoping to allow the head to be extended above the base to about the height of a normal sized person, or can be retracted to make the robot more compact for easier storage and transportation. The head includes components for telepresence such as cameras, a speaker, a microphone, a laser pointer, and a display screen, as well as protection from impacts and falls. The base provides locomotion and balance, and a narrow shaft between the head and base minimizes the robot's weight and reduces the likelihood of collisions with protrusions like table edges.