Jeffrey A. Bowers,Roderick A. Hyde,Muriel Y. Ishikawa,Jordin T. Kare,Clarence T. Tegreene,Lowell L. Wood,Victoria Y. H. Wood
申请号：
US12006052
公开号：
US09162719B2
申请日:
2007.12.28
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要：
Embodiments disclosed herein relate to systems including a limbed vehicle having a plurality of controllably movable limbs (e.g., a limbed machine, limbed robot, etc.), a plurality of spaced posts that the limbed vehicle may travel on using the limbs, and at least one logistical-support unit associated with at least one of the posts and configured to provide logistical support to the limbed vehicle. As non-limiting examples, such disclosed embodiments of systems may be used to service an agriculture field, to enable travel over an environmentally-sensitive area or an area impassable by a conventional wheeled or tracked vehicle, and may be used in many other different applications. Embodiments disclosed herein also relate to limbed vehicles configured to receive logistical support from a logistical-support unit, methods of providing logistical support to such limbed vehicles, post networks, and posts.
