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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2014
Applicant:
Guardbot Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Inventor:
Peter Muhlrad, Old Greenwich, CT (US);
Assignee:
GUARDBOT INC., Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 57/00 (2006.01); B60F 3/00 (2006.01); B60K 7/00 (2006.01); B62D 61/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60F 3/0007 (2013.01); B60K 2007/0038 (2013.01); B62D 57/00 (2013.01); B62D 61/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A ball robot formed from a spherical shell includes a main axle, first and second pendulums pivotally coupled to the main axle, and a drive mechanism for the first and the second pendulums. The drive mechanism drives the first and second pendulums together in a first rotational direction to move the ball robot forward and backward and in opposing directions to cause the ball robot to turn right or left. In an alternative embodiment, a flywheel is used to provide forward and backward movement and a pendulums is used to cause the ball robot to turn right or left.