Spherical mobile robot with pivoting head
First Claim
1. A mobile robot comprising:
- a spheroid shell;
an internal assembly disposed within the spheroid shell for propelling the mobile robot,including—
a base;
a drive assembly;
a pivoting arm pivotably secured to the base,wherein the pivoting arm presents a magnetized end configured to be in a first position and a second position,a switch configured to detect whether the magnetized end is in the first position or the second position; and
a head secured to the magnetized end of the pivoting arm through the spheroid shell,wherein the head is configured to move relative to the base by the pivoting of the pivoting arm,wherein the magnetized end is in the first position while the head is magnetically secured to the pivoting arm,wherein the magnetized end is in the second position while the head is not magnetically secured to the pivoting arm.
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Abstract
A mobile, spherical robot includes a spheroid shell, an internal assembly secured to the shell, and a head disposed atop the shell. The internal assembly is disposed within the shell for propelling the mobile robot. The internal assembly includes a base, a flywheel assembly rotatably secured to the base, a drive assembly rotatably secured to the spheroid shell and configured to propel the mobile robot by rotating the spheroid shell about the base a pivoting arm pivotably secured to the base, and the pivoting arm. The head is secured to the magnetized end of the pivoting arm through the spheroid shell. The head is configured to move relative to the spheroid shell and relative to the base by the pivoting of the pivoting arm.
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13 Claims
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1. A mobile robot comprising:
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a spheroid shell; an internal assembly disposed within the spheroid shell for propelling the mobile robot, including— a base; a drive assembly; a pivoting arm pivotably secured to the base, wherein the pivoting arm presents a magnetized end configured to be in a first position and a second position, a switch configured to detect whether the magnetized end is in the first position or the second position; and a head secured to the magnetized end of the pivoting arm through the spheroid shell, wherein the head is configured to move relative to the base by the pivoting of the pivoting arm, wherein the magnetized end is in the first position while the head is magnetically secured to the pivoting arm, wherein the magnetized end is in the second position while the head is not magnetically secured to the pivoting arm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile robot comprising:
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a spheroid shell; an internal assembly disposed within the spheroid shell for propelling the mobile robot, including— a base; a drive assembly configured to propel the mobile robot by rotating the spheroid shell about the base, a pivoting arm pivotably secured to the base, wherein the pivoting arm presents a magnetized end; and a head secured to the magnetized end of the pivoting arm through the spheroid shell, wherein the head is configured to move relative to the base by the pivoting of the pivoting arm, wherein the head comprises; a head housing presenting an interfacing side configured to be magnetically secured against the spheroid shell; a set of magnetic receptors disposed on the interfacing side and configured to magnetically secure to the magnetized end of the pivoting arm, wherein the set of magnetic receptors is disposed in a first orientation and the magnetized end is disposed in a corresponding first orientation such that the set of magnetic receptors remains aligned with the magnetized end of the pivoting arm; and a set of single-axis wheels disposed on the interfacing side and configured to allow for traveling in the x-axis direction along the spheroid shell. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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