THROWABLE ROBOT WITH CLAMSHELL BODY
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1. A two wheeled throwable robot comprising:
- an elongate chassis having an outwardly exposed surface extending around the chassis and comprising a deep recess portion and a shallow recess portion, the deep recess portion having a pair of closed ends and having a C-shaped cross-section inwardly from the pair of ends, the shallow recess portion having a pair of ends and being configured for sealing attachment onto the deep recess portion defining a chassis interior, motor positioned and secured in place in the deep recess portion, a battery secured in the deep recess portion;
a printed circuit board secured in the chassis;
a pair of motor driven drive wheels attached to each end of the deep recess portion of the chassis, each of the pair of motor driven wheels; and
a tail extending from a rearward face of the elongate chassis.
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Abstract
A two wheeled throwable robot comprises an elongate chassis with two ends, a motor at each end, drive wheels connected to the motors, and a tail extending from the elongate chassis. A rear portion having a deep recess securing the pair of motors with brackets, and batteries with brackets. The forward part having a shallow recess with a printed circuit board secured therein having control circuitry. The wheels are less than six inches in diameter and the robot weighs less than five pounds.
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1. A two wheeled throwable robot comprising:
- an elongate chassis having an outwardly exposed surface extending around the chassis and comprising a deep recess portion and a shallow recess portion, the deep recess portion having a pair of closed ends and having a C-shaped cross-section inwardly from the pair of ends, the shallow recess portion having a pair of ends and being configured for sealing attachment onto the deep recess portion defining a chassis interior, motor positioned and secured in place in the deep recess portion, a battery secured in the deep recess portion;
a printed circuit board secured in the chassis;
a pair of motor driven drive wheels attached to each end of the deep recess portion of the chassis, each of the pair of motor driven wheels; anda tail extending from a rearward face of the elongate chassis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- an elongate chassis having an outwardly exposed surface extending around the chassis and comprising a deep recess portion and a shallow recess portion, the deep recess portion having a pair of closed ends and having a C-shaped cross-section inwardly from the pair of ends, the shallow recess portion having a pair of ends and being configured for sealing attachment onto the deep recess portion defining a chassis interior, motor positioned and secured in place in the deep recess portion, a battery secured in the deep recess portion;
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10. A two wheeled throwable robot comprising:
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an elongate body supporting a pair of drive wheels, one drive wheel on each of two ends of the body, a tail centrally positioned on the elongate body intermediate the pair of drive wheels and extending rearwardly from the body; the elongate body comprising an elongate chassis comprising a clam shell shape with an elongate deep recess chassis portion and an elongate shallow recess chassis portion, the deep recess chassis portion and shallow recess chassis portion assembled together defining a chassis interior and providing an exteriorly exposed chassis surface, the deep recess chassis portion having a pair of ends and having a C-shape cross section inwardly of the ends, a motor positioned and secured in the deep recess chassis portion;
a battery positioned and secured in the deep recess chassis portion;
a printed circuit board with control circuitry secured within the chassis in the interior;
the pair of drive wheels attached at each end of the deep recess chassis portion, each of the pair of wheels being motor driven. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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