Robotic toy
First Claim
1. A the robotic toy for movement over a surface comprising:
- a plurality of ground contacting devices rotating about an axel, each ground contacting device including two or more flexible members that provide at least four radial points of contact per rotation;
a motor;
a processor for controlling rotation of the ground contacting devices by providing control signals to the motor.
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Abstract
An apparatus that is a robotic toy. The robotic toy includes at least one processor that controls both sensors and a motor. The motor powers a plurality of ground contacting devices. The ground contacting devices allow the robotic toy to move over a surface. The ground contacting devices rotate about an axel and each ground contacting device includes a plurality of flexible members that provide for at least four radial points of contact for each revolution of the axel. The processor controls the rotation of the ground contacting device by regulating the flow of energy that is provided from a battery source. Two axels are generally employed in various embodiments of the robotic toy where each axel has two ground contacting devices. Each of the ground contacting devices represents a leg of an animal and simulates the movement of the animal. Each flexible member includes a joint at which the flexible member bends. The flexible member and the joint may be made out of two different materials each having a different elasticity. The joint of the flexible member compresses the flexible member during a portion of the rotation about the axel and decompresses about a second portion of the rotation.
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10 Claims
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1. A the robotic toy for movement over a surface comprising:
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a plurality of ground contacting devices rotating about an axel, each ground contacting device including two or more flexible members that provide at least four radial points of contact per rotation;
a motor;
a processor for controlling rotation of the ground contacting devices by providing control signals to the motor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A the robotic toy having an interior and an exterior comprising:
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a processor;
a wireless link electrically coupled to the processor;
a motor receiving a control signal from the processor;
a ground contacting apparatus powered by the motor causing the robotic toy to move along a surface;
an input device coupled to the exterior of the robotic toy for allowing user selection;
wherein the wireless link receives wireless communications from a wireless interface providing a user with an audible plurality of selections and the wireless link can transmit a user'"'"'s selection from the input device.
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10. A system for wirelessly controlling a computer program, the system comprising:
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a robotic toy including a wireless link;
a computer executing the computer program, wherein menu selections from the computer program are converted from text to a speech file; and
a wireless transceiver coupled to the computer for at least sending the speech file to the robotic toy and receiving a response signal from the robotic toy;
wherein the robotic toy includes an input device for indicating a selection of one of a plurality of menu selections that are audibly played through a speaker and for wirelessly transmitting a response signal to the wireless transceiver indicating the selection;
wherein the computer program is responsive to the wirelessly transmitted user selection.
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