Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes a torso and a plurality of legs, a first drive motor assembly secured to a first of the plurality of legs and to a first drive wheel, a second drive motor assembly secured to a second of the plurality of legs and to a second drive wheel, a motorized neck assembly coupling a head to the torso and providing a multi-directional rotational movement of the head, a rechargeable battery, a throttle switch to provide a throttle signal, a controller including one or more processors and memory devices, and an electrical steering position sensor configured to translate a mechanical steering input via manual rotation of the head into an electronic steering position signal that is communicated to the controller, wherein the controller is configured to selectively actuate at least one of the drive wheel motors based on the throttle signal and the steering position signal.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes a torso and a plurality of legs, a first drive motor assembly secured to a first of the plurality of legs and to a first drive wheel, a second drive motor assembly secured to a second of the plurality of legs and to a second drive wheel, a motorized neck assembly coupling a head to the torso and providing a multi-directional rotational movement of the head, a rechargeable battery, a throttle switch to provide a throttle signal, a controller including one or more processors and memory devices, and an electrical steering position sensor configured to translate a mechanical steering input via manual rotation of the head into an electronic steering position signal that is communicated to the controller, wherein the controller is configured to selectively actuate at least one of the drive wheel motors based on the throttle signal and the steering position signal.