Magnetically coupled accessory for a self-propelled device
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1. A system comprising:
- a controller device;
a self-propelled device comprising a spherical housing, a drive system provided within the spherical housing, one or more magnetic components, and an internal component that extends from the drive system to position the one or more magnetic components within an interior of the spherical housing, so as to be opposed to a point of contact between the spherical housing and an underlying surface; and
a hardware component to control at least the drive system based on user interaction with the controller device;
wherein the drive system, in maneuvering the spherical housing, causes the internal component to angularly displace relative to a vertical axis of the spherical housing, and wherein the controller device performs a feedback action in response to an event or condition.
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Abstract
A system comprising a self-propelled device and an accessory device. The self-propelled device includes a spherical housing, and a drive system provided within the spherical housing to cause the self-propelled device to roll. When the self-propelled device rolls, the self-propelled device and the accessory device magnetically interact to maintain the accessory device in contact with a top position of the spherical housing relative to an underlying surface on which the spherical housing is rolling on.
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1. A system comprising:
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a controller device; a self-propelled device comprising a spherical housing, a drive system provided within the spherical housing, one or more magnetic components, and an internal component that extends from the drive system to position the one or more magnetic components within an interior of the spherical housing, so as to be opposed to a point of contact between the spherical housing and an underlying surface; and a hardware component to control at least the drive system based on user interaction with the controller device; wherein the drive system, in maneuvering the spherical housing, causes the internal component to angularly displace relative to a vertical axis of the spherical housing, and wherein the controller device performs a feedback action in response to an event or condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system comprising:
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a controller device; a self-propelled device comprising a spherical housing, a drive system provided within the spherical housing, one or more magnetic components, and an internal component that extends from the drive system to position the one or more magnetic components within an interior of the spherical housing, so as to be opposed to a point of contact between the spherical housing and an underlying surface, wherein the drive system, in maneuvering the spherical housing, causes the internal component to angularly displace relative to a vertical axis of the spherical housing; and a processor to control at least one or more illumination sources to illuminate at least a portion of the spherical housing as a feedback response to a user interaction. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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