(19)
(11) EP 2 774 664 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
29.10.2014 Bulletin 2014/44

(43) Date of publication A2:
10.09.2014 Bulletin 2014/37

(21) Application number: 14166986.1

(22) Date of filing: 13.01.2012
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A63H 11/02(2006.01)
A63H 17/26(2006.01)
A63H 17/42(2006.01)
A63H 29/22(2006.01)
A63H 18/02(2006.01)
 A63H 17/00(2006.01)
A63H 18/00(2006.01)
A63H 18/16(2006.01)
A63H 29/00(2006.01)
A63H 18/12(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 04.10.2011 US 201161543047 P
28.11.2011 US 201113305613
14.12.2011 US 201113325781

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
12151079.6 / 2578282

(71) Applicant: Innovation First, Inc.
Greenville, TX 75402 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Mimlitch, Robert H. III
    Rowlett, TX Texas 75088 (US)
  • Norman, David Anthony
    Greenville, TX Texas 75402 (US)
  • Needle, Gregory E.
    Rockwall, TX Texas 75087 (US)
  • Olivera, Raul
    Greenville, TX Texas 75402 (US)

(74) Representative: Peterreins, Frank et al
Fish & Richardson P.C. Highlight Business Towers Mies-van-der-Rohe-Strasse 8
80807 München
80807 München (DE)

   


(54) Autonomous vehicle system


(57) An apparatus includes a housing, a rotational motor situated within the housing, an eccentric load adapted to be rotated by the rotational motor, and a plurality of legs each having a leg base and a leg tip at a distal end relative to the leg base. The legs are coupled to the housing at the leg base and include at least one driving leg constructed from a flexible material and configured to cause the apparatus to move in a direction generally defined by an offset between the leg base and the leg tip as the rotational motor rotates the eccentric load.







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