Abstract: An apparatus for achieving magnetically harnessed locomotion may include (1) a housing that at least partially houses a wheeled machine, (2) a plurality of wheels attached to a plurality of independently rotatable axles that are oriented substantially opposite one another along a plane of the wheeled machine, (3) a plurality of motors having shafts oriented substantially perpendicular to the independently rotatable axles, (4) at least one magnet positioned between the independently rotatable axles within the housing such that a magnetic force of the magnet (A) pulls the independently rotatable axles toward an inward point of the wheeled machine and (B) causes the wheels attached to the independently rotatable axles to press against the shafts of the motors. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: An apparatus for achieving magnetically harnessed locomotion may include (1) a housing that at least partially houses a wheeled machine, (2) a plurality of wheels attached to a plurality of independently rotatable axles that are oriented substantially opposite one another along a plane of the wheeled machine, (3) a plurality of motors having shafts oriented substantially perpendicular to the independently rotatable axles, (4) at least one magnet positioned between the independently rotatable axles within the housing such that a magnetic force of the magnet (A) pulls the independently rotatable axles toward an inward point of the wheeled machine and (B) causes the wheels attached to the independently rotatable axles to press against the shafts of the motors. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method of generating data representative of a geographical network (such as a road network) is disclosed, comprising steps of selecting from a database (2) data relating to an extended junction (formed from at least one node at least one edge) and outputting the selected data. The method address problems in existing devices relating to the selection of appropriate data, and finds particular application in the field of mobile devices and the like. Apparatus for generating data representative of a geographical network and a method of providing a graphical schematic of a location are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method of generating data representative of a geographical network (such as a road network) is disclosed, comprising steps of selecting from a database (2) data relating to an extended junction (formed from at least one node at least one edge) and outputting the selected data. The method address problems in existing devices relating to the selection of appropriate data, and finds particular application in the field of mobile devices and the like. Apparatus for generating data representative of a geographical network and a method of providing a graphical schematic of a location are also disclosed.