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7617891 Mechanical crawler  
A self-propelled mechanical crawler adapted to move on a medium. One example of such a crawler includes a foot, a wave generator adapted to drive a periodic wave in the foot, and a wave transfer...
7604075 Ambulatory vehicle  
A legged ambulatory vehicle for transporting a load from a first location to a second location is disclosed. The ambulatory vehicle comprises a load that is able to shift the center of gravity of...
7530410 Legged mobile robot and control system thereof  
The legged mobile robot the foot comprises a foot main body connected to each leg, a toe provided at a fore end of the foot main body to be bendable with respect to the foot main body, and a...
7481285 Lifting and steering assembly  
A lifting and steering assembly for permitting a vehicle to be turned in a small area. The lifting and steering assembly includes at least one turning assembly for being coupled to the vehicle. The...
7441614 Legged mobile robot  
In a legged mobile robot, each hip joint that connects a body with a thigh link comprises a first rotary shaft that provides a degree of freedom to rotate about a yaw axis, a second rotary shaft...
7424923 Mobile robot  
A mobile robot having wheels which maintain contact forces against a surface even when the mobile robot meets an obstacle on the surface and a body of the mobile robot is forced up against the...
7341122 Actuator for a working element, particularly a walking robot and the method of controlling said actuator  
The invention relates to an actuator which is characterized in that the kinematic connection between the motor and the working element of the robot comprises a mobile link which is pivot fixed to...
7314343 Miniature manipulator for servicing the interior of nuclear steam generator tubes  
A manipulator for servicing tubes extending through a tube sheet having three major components: a base member, a block member, and a foot member. The base member has a holder for supporting tooling...
7303031 Anthropomorphic robot  
Provided is an anthropomorphic robot having two legs and which is capable of walking upright. Each of the two legs has a foot which comprises an upper plate on which an ankle joint is installed and...
7278501 Legged walking robot and motion control method therefor  
In a robot having at least one rotating joint (which may have at least two degrees of freedom), in order to perform a high-speed switching operation between a closed link mode and an open link mode...
7249640 Highly mobile robots that run and jump  
The present invention relates to novel, highly mobile small robots called “Mini-WHEGS™” that can run and jump. They are derived from our larger WHEGS™(“wheel-like lecis”) series of...
7182163 Positioning mechanism for a vehicle  
The invention contemplates a selectably operable hydraulic means for laterally shifting one end of a non-moving vehicle in order to provide a desired alignment. The present invention is...
7143850 Leg joint assist device for legged movable robot  
An assist device is provided with a spring device that generates an auxiliary driving force, by an elastic energy, acting on a joint of a leg. The spring device includes a gas spring having a...
7111696 Legged mobile robot  
In a legged mobile robot ( 10 ) having a motor ( 42 ) that rotates the ankle joint ( 26 R ( 26 L)) about a right-and-left axis of the robot ( 26 RY ( 26 LY)) and a speed reducer ( 58 ) that reduces...
7061200 Legged mobile robot and actuator device applicable to join shaft of the robot  
In order to suitably intercommunicate an output signal from a sensor arranged outside an actuator with a higher-order control system, an output from a contact sensor at an arbitrary position on a...
6964309 Vehicle with compliant drive train  
A vehicle that is propelled by as few as one actuator through a compliant drive train can move quickly on relatively smooth terrain and can climb obstacles. The body of the vehicle may consist of a...
6805504 Method and apparatus for flat surface treatment  
Apparatus for printing, scanning engraving or cutting a flat horizontal surface, particularly when the surface is of non-standard dimensions or is supplied in an non-standard manner. The apparatus...
6478314 Walking device  
The present invention provides a means for limiting the hip and elbow movement in a reciprocating leg so as to simulate the gait of a walking animal. This is accomplished through the use of one or...
6286386 Passive orientation apparatus  
An apparatus that can return a payload to a known orientation after unknown motion, without requiring external power or complex mechanical systems. The apparatus comprises a faceted cage that...
6276985 Gyroscopic motion device  
A gyroscopic motion device constructed for relative motion over an external support structure. The device includes a frame structure configured to support a pair of spaced apart gyroscopes. The...
6260862 Walking device  
The invention provides a walking device which stimulates a gait of a legged animal. The device includes a frame with spaced axial mounts, a leg, axially connected upper and lower rocker arms which...
6247546 Hopping robot  
The present invention provides a hopping robot that includes a misfire tolerant linear actuator suitable for long trips, low energy steering and control, reliable low energy righting, miniature low...
6202774 Transport module for the moving of heavy loads  
A simply-designed, multi-purpose transport module with which heavy loads can be moved over the ground has the following features: a frame, on which the load is laid, is positioned on the floor. A...
6161639 Vehicle dislodging system  
The vehicle dislodging system in accordance one embodiment in the present invention for a vehicle with a longitudinally extending vehicle frame includes a first arm and a drive system. The first...
6109378 Leg mechanism  
A leg mechanism for moving a body comprising an upper arm pivotably connected to the body by a hip joint, and a lower arm pivotably connected to the opposite end of the upper arm by a knee joint....
6105695 Multifunction automated crawling system  
The present invention is an automated crawling robot system including a platform, a first leg assembly, a second leg assembly, first and second rails attached to the platform, and an onboard...
6068073 Transformable mobile robot  
A versatile robot provides a plurality of different, primary locomotion means and the capability of switching between modes of movement on a rapid basis to traverse a variety of terrains at high...
5921336 Walking substructure device  
A walking substructure device having a drilling rig substructure. A plurality of lifting jacks is provided, each lifting jack having an upper end and a lower end, the upper end connected to the...
5788002 Transport device being movable automatically inside a pipe  
A transport device being movable automatically inside a pipe includes at least two clamping units to be displaced counter to one another and braced mechanically independently of one another in a...
5762152 Movable conveyor  
A movable conveyor (10) comprising a platform (24) for carrying a soccer field (12) or the like, and pairs of sled assemblies (26). Each sled assembly (26) includes a shoe (42), a pair of linear...
5653301 Wheel-supported apparatus for climbing and descending stairs  
The wheel-supported apparatus is used for climbing and descending stairs. The apparatus comprises a hollow main frame. A first carriage unit is located within the main frame and is slidably...
5603174 Dragline including improved walking mechanism  
A dragline comprising a main housing, a bucket hoist mechanism mounted on the housing, a bucket drag mechanism mounted on the main housing, a walking mechanism for moving the main housing over the...
5600905 Dragline with improved pinion shaft mounting  
A dragline comprising a main housing, and a moving mechanism for moving the main housing over the ground, the moving mechanism including a drive mechanism mounted on the main housing, an output...
5453931 Navigating robot with reference line plotter  
A mobile robot for and a method of producing accurate physical lay-out and reference lines or performing work on a plane surface through cartesian coordinates or angle and distance systems is...
5429009 Robot with cruciform geometry  
A movable robot for performing tasks upon and traversing a work surface. The robot having a first support means having a longitudinal axis. The first support means have first gripping means...
5413367 Movable chair  
A movable chair includes a chair main body and a pair of left and right traveling devices. The chair main body has a seat portion. The traveling devices are disposed on left and right sides of the...
5398396 Method and apparatus for withdrawing a machine shaft  
The new method relates to a machinery assembly having (a) a housing, (b) an eccentric confined in the housing, (c) a shaft extending into the eccentric and (d) a shaft axis of rotation. A method...
5351773 Walking robot  
A walking robot capable of easily avoiding obstructions and easily being balanced while walking. The walking robot comprises: four corner blocks for connecting each end of X-guides and Y-guides;...
5337235 Locomotion control system for legged mobiled robot  
A system for controlling locomotion of a legged such as a biped walking robot having a body and two legs connected to the body. Positional walking data are preestablished in advance with respect to...
5316100 Stationary direction changing device for a handling trolley  
The device has a chassis with at least a translational drive unit, a load-carrying assembly, a device for moving a ring in a vertical direction between a retracted position in which it is above the...
5245882 Apparatus for drive component disconnection  
The invention involves a machine, e.g., a walking dragline having a drive gear, a driven member which loads (and wears) gear teeth unequally and an interconnecting shaft. The quill-mounted gear is...
5161631 Suction device capable of moving along a surface  
A device capable of moving along a surface comprising at least two moving units, wherein the units are linked to each other by a coupling means device capable of being stretched and contracted,...
5096009 Method and arrangement for displacing forces  
In a method for displacing forces, particularly loads (P), either a force (P) acting on a guide surface (23) is reduced by an opposing force and simultaneously displaced, or a pressing force (P) is...
5010969 Drive system  
A drive device for driving and/or conveying, guiding and positioning an object in a desired direction by a wedge-type propulsion mechanism. The wedge-type propulsion mechanism represents a new...
4940382 Autonomous moving body for transporting a tool at a constant speed  
In order to displace a working tool at a constant speed over a surface having a random shape and orientation, particularly for cleaning, pumicing, painting or decorating the outer surface of an...
4938305 Automatic direction changing apparatus for vehicle  
An automatic direction changing apparatus for a vehicle in which an air tube is mounted at the bottom of the vehicle body and the air tube is expanded to lift the vehicle to a predetermined height...
4865140 Robotic crawling device  
A robotic crawling device that can traverse vertical and overhead surfaces while carrying other equipment. The device preferably includes a platform (10) that remains a substantially fixed distance...
4674949 Robot with climbing feet  
Self-contained apparatus able to move along a non-horizontal surface and comprising a first train and a second train (48) connected to the first train by devices allowing to obtain a relative...
4555032 Heavy lift crane  
A heavy lift transi-crane supported on a substantially flat surface is disclosed which includes a boom supporting unit having a rigid annular foot, with the boom supporting unit being connected to...
4534431 Supporting feeder assembly for material handling machines  
A supporting feeder assembly for material handling machines primarily for use on soft ground when the material handling machine fastens. The feeder assembly comprises an elongate beam unit secured...
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