Patent ID: 8316971

Claim:
A skid steer drive robot comprising: a skid steer drive; a drive wheel and a first volume defined within the skid steer drive adjacent the drive wheel; a load shifting assembly including a tilt motor, the load shifting assembly defining a second volume adjacent the tilt motor; a chassis defining a third volume adjacent the drive wheel; and motive power elements distributed among the first volume, the second volume, and the third volume, the motive power elements comprising a battery assembly, a main drive motor assembly, and a load shifting motor assembly, wherein the main drive motor assembly comprises a main drive motor amplifier and a main drive motor, and wherein the load shifting motor assembly comprises a load shifting motor amplifier and a load shifting motor, and wherein the first volume houses the main drive motor amplifier and the load shifting motor amplifier, the second volume houses the battery assembly, and the third volume houses the main drive motor and the load shifting motor.