Patent ID: 9566534
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A63H

Claim:
1. A self-balancing robotic toy comprising: two parallel wheels in a single axis, said wheels being free of contact with any other parts of said toy in contact with a surface when activated; a power drive unit, said power drive unit being independently coupled to each of said two wheels at a lower end of said robotic toy; at least one motion encoder, said at least one motion encoder positioned for detecting position and motion of said two wheels and said power drive unit; at least one position sensor being positioned at a determined distance above said wheels, said at least one position sensor being selected from the group consisting of inclinometers, gyroscopic sensors and inertial sensors; at least one proximity sensor; and a processor coupled with said power drive unit and with said at least one motion encoder, said at least one position sensor and said at least one proximity sensor, said processor being configured to: