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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2015
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Thomas R. Bewley, La Jolla, CA (US);
Christopher Schmidt-Wetekam, Solana Beach, CA (US);
Nicholas Morozovsky, San Diego, CA (US);
Matt Grinberg, San Francisco, CA (US);
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
Robotic systems according to the invention include a frame or body with two or more wheels rotatably mounted on the frame or body and a motor for independently driving each wheel. A system controller generates a signal for actuating each motor based on information provided by one or more sensors in communication with the system controller for generating feedback signals for providing reactive actuation of the motors for generating one or more functions selected from the group consisting of forward motion, backward motion, climbing, and balancing. A power source is included for providing power to operate the drive motors, system controller and the one or more sensors.