Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Robot having multiple wheel sets
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Application No.: US17412274Application Date: 2021-08-26
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Publication No.: US11993119B2Publication Date: 2024-05-28
- Inventor: James Kuffner , Satoshi Kagami
- Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Aichi-ken
- Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Aichi-ken
- Agency: HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP
- Main IPC: B60G17/0165
- IPC: B60G17/0165 ; B60S1/68 ; B60W60/00

Abstract:
A robot includes a body having an internal opening. The robot further includes a first wheel configured to deploy out of the internal opening and to retract into the internal opening. The robot further includes a second wheel configured to deploy out of the internal opening and to retract into the internal opening. The robot further includes a sensor configured to determine a location of the robot. The robot further includes a controller configured to control each of the first wheel and the second wheel, wherein in response to the location of the robot being at a predetermined location, the controller is configured to cause the second wheel to deploy out of the internal opening and to cause the first wheel to retract into the internal opening.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230064738A1 ROBOT HAVING MULTIPLE WHEEL SETS Public/Granted day:2023-03-02
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