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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2011
Alfred Anthony Rizzi, Belmont, MA (US);
Michael Patrick Murphy, Cambridge, MA (US);
John Joseph Giarratana, Whitman, MA (US);
Matthew David Malchano, Somervill, MA (US);
Christian Allen Weagle, Malden, MA (US);
Chris Aaron Richburg, Somerville, MA (US);
Alfred Anthony Rizzi, Belmont, MA (US);
Michael Patrick Murphy, Cambridge, MA (US);
John Joseph Giarratana, Whitman, MA (US);
Matthew David Malchano, Somervill, MA (US);
Christian Allen Weagle, Malden, MA (US);
Chris Aaron Richburg, Somerville, MA (US);
Boston Dynamics, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A robot includes a chassis, a motive subsystem configured to maneuver the chassis, a hopping actuator attached to the chassis and configured to launch the robot, and at least one leg pivotable with respect to the chassis to pitch the chassis upward at a selected launch trajectory angle. A control subsystem automatically actuates and controls the motive subsystem when the robot is airborne and uses the rotational momentum of the motive subsystem to control the attitude of the robot chassis in flight.