Rotatable robot foot with perpendicular soles
US9821866B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25J13/085
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Example embodiments relate to a robotic device with at least two legs. Each leg includes a foot including a first sole and a second sole perpendicular to the first sole. Each leg additionally includes an ankle joint configured to rotate the foot from a first position in which the first sole is contacting a ground surface to a second position in which the second sole is contacting the ground surface. The robotic device includes a control system. When the foot of a given leg of the at least two legs is in the first position, the control system may determine to cause the foot of the given leg to switch from the first position to the second position, and may cause the ankle joint of the given leg to rotate the foot of the given leg from the first position to the second position.
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