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Unmanned ground robotic vehicle having an alternatively extendible and retractable sensing appendage

  • US 20080215185A1
  • Filed: 11/13/2007
  • Published: 09/04/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An unmanned ground robotic vehicle comprising:

  • a vehicle body being capable of movement within an environment;

    an appendage coupled to the vehicle body and configured to be alternatively extended in an outward direction from the main vehicle body and at least partially retracted in an inward direction toward the main vehicle body; and

    a sensor coupled to the appendage and configured to sense the environment at a location remote from the immediate area of the vehicle frame.

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