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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2011
Michael Rosenstein, S. Hadley, MA (US);
Chikyung Won, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Geoffrey B. Lansberry, Andover, MA (US);
Steven V. Shamlian, Bedford, MA (US);
Michael Halloran, Waltham, MA (US);
Mark Chiappetta, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Thomas P. Allen, Reading, MA (US);
Michael Rosenstein, S. Hadley, MA (US);
Chikyung Won, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Geoffrey B. Lansberry, Andover, MA (US);
Steven V. Shamlian, Bedford, MA (US);
Michael Halloran, Waltham, MA (US);
Mark Chiappetta, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Thomas P. Allen, Reading, MA (US);
iRobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US);
Abstract
A mobile human interface robot that includes a base defining a vertical center axis and a forward drive direction and a holonomic drive system supported by the base. The drive system has first, second, and third driven drive wheels, each trilaterally spaced about the vertical center axis and having a drive direction perpendicular to a radial axis with respect to the vertical center axis. The robot further includes a controller in communication with the holonomic drive system, a torso supported above the base, and a touch sensor system in communication with the controller. The touch sensor system is responsive to human contact. The controller issues drive commands to the holonomic drive system based on a touch signal received from the touch sensor system.