-
公开(公告)号:US20200257283A1
公开(公告)日:2020-08-13
申请号:US16847273
申请日:2020-04-13
Applicant: SPHERO, INC.
Inventor: Ross MacGregor , Ian H. Bernstein , Adam Wilson
Abstract: A self-propelled device is disclosed that includes a center of mass drive system. The self-propelled device includes a substantially cylindrical body and wheels, with each wheel having a diameter substantially equivalent to the body. The self-propelled device may further include an internal drive system with a center of mass below a rotational axis of the wheels. Operation and maneuvering of the self-propelled device may be performed via active displacement of the center of mass.
-
公开(公告)号:US20190369617A1
公开(公告)日:2019-12-05
申请号:US16223220
申请日:2018-12-18
Applicant: Sphero, Inc.
Inventor: Paul Berberian , Ian Bernstein , Adam Wilson , Kevin Hemmings , Ross MacGregor
Abstract: A self-propelled device can include at least a wireless interface, a housing, a propulsion mechanism, and a camera. Using the camera, the self-propelled device can generate a video feed and transmit the video feed to a controller device via the wireless interface. The self-propelled device can receive an input from the controller device indicating an object or location in the video feed. In response to the input, the self-propelled device can initiate an autonomous mode to autonomously operate the propulsion mechanism to propel the self-propelled device towards the object or location indicated in the video feed.
-
公开(公告)号:US10421510B2
公开(公告)日:2019-09-24
申请号:US15659169
申请日:2017-07-25
Applicant: Sphero, Inc.
Inventor: Gustavo Augusto Aramayo, II , David Clarke , Ross MacGregor , Judd Nutting
IPC: B62D57/032 , B62D57/028 , B62D57/02 , A63H11/10
Abstract: A robotic apparatus moveable between a bipod mode and a tripod mode includes a housing, a first leg and a second leg extending from the housing, and a retractable third leg positioned between the first leg and the second leg. The third leg is configured to extend from the housing in the tripod mode and retract at least partially into the housing in the bipod mode. The robotic apparatus also includes a motor disposed within the housing and a transmission system coupled between the motor and at least one of the first leg, the second leg, and the third leg. The transmission system is configured to move the robotic apparatus between the bipod mode where the first leg and the second leg support the housing and the tripod mode where the first leg, the second leg, and the third leg support the housing.
-
公开(公告)号:US09968864B2
公开(公告)日:2018-05-15
申请号:US15156939
申请日:2016-05-17
Applicant: Sphero, Inc.
Inventor: David Clarke , Douglas Webster , Judd Nutting , Miles Keeney-Ritchie , Adam Short , Ross MacGregor
CPC classification number: A63H33/005 , A63H29/22 , A63H30/04 , A63H33/26 , B60L11/1818 , B60L11/182 , B62D57/00 , G05D1/0022 , G05D1/0038 , G05D1/0225
Abstract: A multi-body self-propelled device can include a drive body and a coupled head. The drive body can include a spherical housing and an internal drive system within the spherical housing to propel the multi-body self-propelled device. The drive body can further include a magnet support assembly comprising a rotating portion including a plurality of magnets and a stationary portion comprising one or more magnets. The drive body can further include a yaw motor to drive the rotating portion of the magnet support assembly. The coupled head can include (i) a corresponding rotating portion comprising a plurality of magnets in magnetic interaction, through the spherical housing, with the plurality of magnets of the magnet support assembly, and (ii) a corresponding stationary portion comprising one or more magnets in magnetic interaction with the one or more magnets of the magnet support assembly.
-
公开(公告)号:US20170266576A1
公开(公告)日:2017-09-21
申请号:US15156737
申请日:2016-05-17
Applicant: Sphero, Inc.
Inventor: David Clarke , Douglas Webster , Ross MacGregor
CPC classification number: G05D1/0022 , A63H29/22 , A63H30/04 , A63H33/005 , A63H33/26 , B60L53/12 , B60L53/16 , B62D57/00 , G05D1/0038 , G05D1/0225
Abstract: A multi-body self-propelled device can include a drive body and a coupled head. The drive body can include a spherical housing and an internal drive system within the spherical housing to propel the multi-body self-propelled device. The drive body can further include a magnet holder coupled to the internal drive system to hold a first set of magnetic elements. The coupled head can include a base plate to hold a second set of magnetic elements to create a magnetic interaction with the first set of magnetic elements through the spherical housing. The coupled head can further include a housing structure and a yaw motor that rotates the housing structure independently in relation to the base plate and the drive body.
-
公开(公告)号:US20250117005A1
公开(公告)日:2025-04-10
申请号:US18732496
申请日:2024-06-03
Applicant: Sphero, Inc.
Inventor: Ian H. Bernstein , Adam Wilson , Chun Kong , Ross MacGregor
IPC: G05D1/00 , A63H30/04 , A63H33/00 , A63H33/26 , B60R11/00 , B62D39/00 , B62D61/00 , G05D1/223 , G05D1/226 , G05D1/245
Abstract: A self-propelled device includes a spherical housing and an internal drive system. The self-propelled device can further include an internal structure having a magnet holder that holds a first set of magnets and an external accessory comprising a second set of magnets to magnetically interact, through the spherical housing, with the first set magnets.
-
公开(公告)号:US20210294325A1
公开(公告)日:2021-09-23
申请号:US17074207
申请日:2020-10-19
Applicant: Sphero, Inc.
Inventor: Paul Berberian , Ian Bernstein , Adam Wilson , Kevin Hemmings , Ross MacGregor
Abstract: A self-propelled device can include at least a wireless interface, a housing, a propulsion mechanism, and a camera. Using the camera, the self-propelled device can generate a video feed and transmit the video feed to a controller device via the wireless interface. The self-propelled device can receive an input from the controller device indicating an object or location in the video feed. In response to the input, the self-propelled device can initiate an autonomous mode to autonomously operate the propulsion mechanism to propel the self-propelled device towards the object or location indicated in the video feed.
-
公开(公告)号:US10423155B2
公开(公告)日:2019-09-24
申请号:US15888354
申请日:2018-02-05
Applicant: SPHERO, INC.
Inventor: Ian H. Bernstein , Adam Wilson , Chun Kong , Ross MacGregor
Abstract: A self-propelled device includes a spherical housing and an internal drive system. The self-propelled device can further include an internal structure having a magnet holder that holds a first set of magnets and an external accessory comprising a second set of magnets to magnetically interact, through the spherical housing, with the first set magnets.
-
公开(公告)号:US10281915B2
公开(公告)日:2019-05-07
申请号:US14271203
申请日:2014-05-06
Applicant: Sphero, Inc.
Inventor: Paul Berberian , Ian Bernstein , Adam Wilson , Kevin Hemmings , Ross MacGregor
Abstract: A multi-purposed, self-propelled device and method for operation of the self-propelled device. Certain variations can include a spherical housing having an internal drive system and a multifunctional payload space for use in a variety of applications.
-
公开(公告)号:US20190031259A1
公开(公告)日:2019-01-31
申请号:US15659169
申请日:2017-07-25
Applicant: Sphero, Inc.
Inventor: Gustavo Augusto Aramayo, II , David Clarke , Ross MacGregor , Judd Nutting
IPC: B62D57/032 , B62D57/028 , B62D57/02
CPC classification number: B62D57/032 , A63H11/10 , A63H2200/00 , B62D57/022 , B62D57/028
Abstract: A robotic apparatus moveable between a bipod mode and a tripod mode includes a housing, a first leg and a second leg extending from the housing, and a retractable third leg positioned between the first leg and the second leg. The third leg is configured to extend from the housing in the tripod mode and retract at least partially into the housing in the bipod mode. The robotic apparatus also includes a motor disposed within the housing and a transmission system coupled between the motor and at least one of the first leg, the second leg, and the third leg. The transmission system is configured to move the robotic apparatus between the bipod mode where the first leg and the second leg support the housing and the tripod mode where the first leg, the second leg, and the third leg support the housing.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-