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Maneuvering robotic vehicles having a positionable sensor head

  • US 9,650,089 B2
  • Filed: 10/01/2015
  • Issued: 05/16/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A robot having an overall center of gravity and comprising:

  • a chassis having a leading end and a trailing end;

    a pair of flippers each having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of each flipper being coupled to a respective side of the chassis adjacent the leading end of the chassis;

    a neck having a pivot end and a distal end, the neck being pivotable at the pivot end about a neck pivot axis adjacent the leading end of the chassis; and

    a sensor head at the distal end of the neck, the sensor head having a pivot end and a distal end, the sensor head being pivotable at the pivot end of the sensor head with respect to the neck about a head pivot axis at the distal end of the neck, wherein the neck and sensor head are movable between a stair ascending configuration and a stair descending configuration, and wherein, in the stair descending position, the sensor head is pivoted such that the distal end of the sensor head is directed toward the leading end of the chassis.

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