Patent ID: 11952062
Assignee: KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A tree climbing robot, comprising:
a central body;
a pair of track carriers respectively pivotally attached to opposed sides of the central body, wherein each of the track carriers is elastically biased with respect to the central body;
a pair of sets of wheels, wherein each of the sets of wheels is rotatably attached to a corresponding one of the pair of track carriers;
a pair of continuous tracks, wherein each of the continuous tracks is mounted on and is driven to rotate by a corresponding one of the sets of wheels;
a pair of motors respectively mounted on the pair of track carriers, wherein each of the motors drives a corresponding one of the sets of wheels and a corresponding one of the continuous tracks to rotate; and
first and second cables secured to the central body and adapted for wrapping around a trunk of a tree, wherein one end of each of the first and second cables is angularly adjustable, and wherein the first and second cable when wrapped around the trunk of the tree are used to provide additional support and securement to the central body against the trunk of the tree.