Abstract
Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: “A mobile robot finds its use in various applications at prese nt, for example, land exploration, detection of device malfunction in industrial plants, exploration or operation in a restricted area where operators cannot ac cess, such as, pipe, confined space, or low-oxygen area, or in a rescue. A walki ng robot is a type of robot commonly used in the aforementioned applications as it moves well on a bumpy or uneven surface, such as a rough, inclined surface, a n area with different levels or obstructions, as well as moving in both vertical and horizontal directions.