Modular Robotic Chassis with Retractable Arms for Versatile Towing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Autonomous robotic devices are typically designed for specific functions and lack versatility, as well as the ability to collaborate with other devices, limiting their adaptability and efficiency in various environments and tasks.
Innovation Solution
A versatile mobile robotic chassis equipped with wheels, motors, processors, retractable arms, and lift systems that can be customized for various functions such as towing, loading/unloading, and garbage pickup, allowing for adaptability and collaboration with other devices through advanced sensors and communication systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If autonomous robotic devices are designed for specific functions, then they can execute their function reliably, but they lack versatility and adaptability to perform other tasks
Solution Approach 1:
The robotic device incorporates a universal base platform with interchangeable functional modules (towing module, loading module, garbage pickup module) that can be attached and detached to enable the same robot to perform multiple different tasks reliably
2Device complexity
If autonomous robotic devices operate individually, then they can maintain simple control systems, but they lack the ability to collaborate with other devices
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple autonomous robotic devices are equipped with standardized coupling mechanisms and communication interfaces that enable them to merge into coordinated teams, combining their capabilities while maintaining individual autonomy and simple control architectures
3Ease of manufacture
If robotic devices use fixed structural components, then they are easier to manufacture, but they cannot be customized for different functions
Solution Approach 1:
The robotic device is divided into standardized modular components (base platform, functional modules, attachment interfaces) that can be manufactured independently using simple processes and then assembled through standardized coupling mechanisms to create customized configurations
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AI summary
Provided is a robotic towing device including: a mobile robotic chassis; a set of wheels coupled to the mobile robotic chassis; one or more motors; one or more processors; a casing coupled to the mobile robotic chassis; one or more arms coupled to the mobile robotic chassis on a first end; one or more lifts, each of the one or more lifts corresponding and coupled to one of the one or more arms on a second end; and one or more lift wheels, each of the one or more lift wheels corresponding and coupled to a terminal end of one of the one or more lifts.