Patent ID: 11938628
Assignee: BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  G | IPC B  G  H

Claim 19:
20. A mobile robot, comprising:
a plurality of robot joints, each being associated with a motor; and
at least one electronic circuit coupled to each of the plurality of robot joints, wherein the at least one electronic circuit comprises:
a charge storing component configured to be charged by a power source;
a set of one or more switching components coupled to the charge storing component, the set of one or more switching components being further coupled to the motor of at least one of the plurality of robot joints; and
an additional switching component coupled to each of the one or more switching components in the set,
wherein the additional switching component is configured to operate in a first state when the power source is providing power and in a second state when the power source is not providing power, the additional switching component configured to receive a current from the charge storing component in the first state to prevent the current to flow from the charge storing component to each of the one or more switching components in the set, and the second state allowing the current to flow from the charge storing component to each of the one or more switching components in the set.