Ball robot
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1. A ball robot, comprising:
- a spherical shell;
a diametric main axle;
at least one pendulum pivotally coupled to the main axle; and
a drive mechanism for driving said pendulum(s) comprising at least a primary drive motor and a secondary drive motor, wherein the drive motors are arranged on the pendulum(s) in a vicinity of an inner surface of the shell, the primary motor is arranged to drive said pendulum(s) for rotation about said main axis, and the secondary motor is arranged to drive said pendulum for rotation about a secondary axis.
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Abstract
Ball robot comprising a shell, a diametric main axle, at least one pendulum, and a drive mechanism comprising at least two drive motors, wherein the drive motors are arranged on the pendulum(s) in the vicinity of the inner surface of the shell. There is also provided a ball robot with a ball shaped shell, a diametric axle attached to the shell concentric with the main axis of rotation of the shell, and a drive mechanism located inside the shell and supported by the diametric axle, wherein the diametric axle is arranged to accommodate for dimensional changes of the shell along the main axis of rotation.
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1. A ball robot, comprising:
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a spherical shell; a diametric main axle; at least one pendulum pivotally coupled to the main axle; and a drive mechanism for driving said pendulum(s) comprising at least a primary drive motor and a secondary drive motor, wherein the drive motors are arranged on the pendulum(s) in a vicinity of an inner surface of the shell, the primary motor is arranged to drive said pendulum(s) for rotation about said main axis, and the secondary motor is arranged to drive said pendulum for rotation about a secondary axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A ball robot, comprising:
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a ball shaped shell; a diametric axle attached to the shell concentric with a main axis of rotation of the shell; and a drive mechanism located inside the shell and supported by the diametric axle, wherein the diametric axle is arranged to accommodate for dimensional changes of the shell along the main axis of rotation. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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