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Robotic bouncing ball

  • US 10,092,850 B1
  • Filed: 07/12/2017
  • Issued: 10/09/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A robot with bounce-based locomotion on a support surface, comprising:

  • a body comprising an outer wall enclosing an interior space, wherein the outer wall comprises a first portion formed of an elastic material;

    a driver supported by a mounting element within the interior space of the body; and

    a controller generating control signals to operate the driver to apply a first force upon the first portion of the outer wall of the body,wherein the body bounces at least in a vertical direction through a range of heights above the support surface,wherein the outer wall comprises a second portion, opposite the first portion, formed of an elastomeric material,wherein the first force comprises a deforming force pulling the first portion of the outer wall a distance toward a center of the interior space, andwherein the controller further operates the driver to repeatedly apply the first force and to repeatedly release the first force during an initial stage of each of the bounces of the body.

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