CPC B25J 5/007 (2013.01) [B25J 9/08 (2013.01)] | 11 Claims |
1. A modular robot with a drive platform comprising:
a first lateral drive module which has at least two wheels and at least one motor for driving at least one of the wheels, and has respective first and second end faces;
a second lateral drive module which has at least one wheel and at least one motor for driving the at least one wheel, and has respective first and second end faces;
a front crossmember module for fixedly coupling the first end face of the first lateral drive module to the first end face of the second lateral drive module; and
a rear crossmember module for fixedly coupling the second end face of the first lateral drive module to the second end face of the second lateral drive module,
wherein one of the two lateral drive modules has a control unit for controlling the motors of the two lateral drive modules,
wherein the two drive modules have first connecting devices at their respective ends and the two crossmember modules have second connecting devices in the region of their respective ends and the first and the second connecting devices have mechanical connectors, and
wherein at least one of the two drive modules has at least one docking device for docking an application unit on the drive platform and the at least one docking device has mechanical and/or electrical connectors.
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