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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2015
Applicant:
Irobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Timothy R. Ohm, Grover Beach, CA (US);
Michael Bassett, Needham, MA (US);
Assignee:
IROBOT DEFENSE HOLDINGS, INC., Chelmsford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 55/075 (2006.01); B25J 5/00 (2006.01); B62D 37/04 (2006.01); B62D 55/02 (2006.01); B62D 55/065 (2006.01); B62D 57/024 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 55/075 (2013.01); B25J 5/005 (2013.01); B62D 37/04 (2013.01); B62D 55/02 (2013.01); B62D 55/065 (2013.01); B62D 57/024 (2013.01); Y10S 180/907 (2013.01); Y10S 901/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
Configurations are provided for vehicular robots or other vehicles to provide shifting of their centers of gravity for enhanced obstacle navigation. Various head and neck morphologies are provided to allow positioning for various poses such as a stowed pose, observation poses, and inspection poses. Neck extension and actuator module designs are provided to implement various head and neck morphologies. Robot control network circuitry is also provided.