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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2012
Nathan D. Gettings, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Adam M. Gettings, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Taylor J. Penn, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Edward J. Siler, Iii, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Andrew G. Stevens, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Nathan D. Gettings, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Adam M. Gettings, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Taylor J. Penn, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Edward J. Siler, III, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Andrew G. Stevens, Palo Alto, CA (US);
RoboteX Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A robotic vehicle system is disclosed. The system can have a body and a track drive system configured to move the body. The track drive system can have a pulley and a track. The pulley can have an outer pulley surface. The track can have an inner track surface. The pulley can be configured to form at least one pocket between the inner track surface and the outer pulley surface when a foreign object is introduced between the pulley and the track. The foreign object can have a long axis (e. g. maximum width) greater than about 0.2 cm.