A mobile robotic device capable of collision detection includes a base
frame, two connecting rods pivotably mounted to the base frame for
contact with the switches, two gearboxes slidably mounted at bilateral
sides of the base frame respectively, two driving mechanisms connected
with the gearboxes, two switches mounted to the base frame for generating
signals, two springy members connected with the base frame and the
connecting rods for keeping the gearboxes rebounding backward, two wheels
mounted to the two gearboxes respectively, and a control system mounted
to the base frame for receiving the signals from the switches and driving
the driving mechanisms and thus driving clockwise or counterclockwise
rotation of the wheels.