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The present invention pertains to a robot for moving along uneven terrain. The robot comprises a body having an exterior surface and a device for defining the terrain around the body. There is also a device for moving the body. The moving device includes legs, at least one of which are capable of be

The present invention pertains to a robot for moving along uneven terrain. The robot comprises a body having an exterior surface and a device for defining the terrain around the body. There is also a device for moving the body. The moving device includes legs, at least one of which are capable of being independently positioned adjacent to any portion of the exterior surface of the body. The robot is also comprised of a device for controlling the moving device. The controlling device is connected to the defining device such that the body moves along the terrain in a desired path. In an alternative embodiment, the moving device includes legs, each of which can exhibit an overlapping gait with respect to another leg while moving the body. In a preferred embodiment, each leg is comprised of a shoulder that is rotatable in a angular direction. Each leg is also comprised of a pedestal which has an axis that is disposed in essentially a z direction, where the z direction is perpendicular to the angular direction. There is also a device for linking the shoulder and the pedestal such that the pedestal can be moved in an r direction to a desired r position with respect to the shoulder, where the r direction is perpendicular to the z and the angular directions. The robot moves along the terrain which it defines with the defining device by positioning each leg in a desired place determined by the controlling device and then moving the body forward to reposition itself.

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A robot for moving along terrain comprising: a body; means for moving the body, said moving means including legs; each leg exhibiting an overlapping gait with respect to every other leg and comprised of a pedestal which has an axis that is disposed essentially in a z direction; and means for positio

A robot for moving along terrain comprising: a body; means for moving the body, said moving means including legs; each leg exhibiting an overlapping gait with respect to every other leg and comprised of a pedestal which has an axis that is disposed essentially in a z direction; and means for positioning the axis of the pedestal at a desired ground engaged location with respect to an r, qqq