Robot
    4.
    发明授权
    Robot 有权

    公开(公告)号:US10307911B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-04

    申请号:US16051639

    申请日:2018-08-01

    发明人: Seiya Higuchi

    IPC分类号: B25J9/16 G05D1/02 G05D1/08

    摘要: A spherical shaped robot with a drive mechanism and a weight drive mechanism is provided. If a distance from the robot to an object is less than a predetermined value, the robot executes a pivot turn mode. In the pivot turn mode, the robot controls the drive mechanism to stop linear movements of the robot, controls the weight drive mechanism to tilt the weight to a first side representing one of the right hand side and left hand side of the robot, controls the drive mechanism to cause a forward movement of the robot with the weight tilted to the first side, controls the drive mechanism to stop the forward movement of the robot, controls the weight drive mechanism to tilt the weight to a second side different from the first side, and controls the drive mechanism to cause a backward movement of the robot with the weight tilted to the second side.

    Robot
    5.
    发明授权
    Robot 有权

    公开(公告)号:US10921818B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-16

    申请号:US16058439

    申请日:2018-08-08

    IPC分类号: G05D1/02 G05D1/00 G05D1/08

    摘要: A robot includes a range finding sensor that measures a distance from the robot to an object facing a display each time the range finding sensor rotates through a predetermined angle. If a difference between a first distance previously measured and a second distance subsequently measured is a first predetermined value or greater, information is stored in a memory to indicate that a down-step is located in a direction defined by a turning angle of the robot when the first distance is measured at a position that is separated from the robot by the first distance. When rotating and moving the main casing in a direction in which the down-step is located, the robot is caused to make a pivot turn first. Subsequently, the main casing is rotated to move in the direction in which the down-step is located by a distance smaller than the first distance.

    Robot
    7.
    发明授权
    Robot 有权

    公开(公告)号:US10507400B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-17

    申请号:US16019450

    申请日:2018-06-26

    发明人: Seiya Higuchi

    摘要: A robot includes a control circuit that detects a changing maximum value of a pitch angle, when the robot moves to a predetermined target point by rotating its main body. The control circuit determines a minimum control amount corresponding to the maximum value of the pitch angle, when the robot arrives at a predetermined distance short of the predetermined target point. The control circuit generates a deceleration control amount for the second drive mechanism that is greater than or equal to the minimum control amount, according to a remaining distance to the predetermined target point. The control circuit decelerates the rotation of the main body by controlling the second drive mechanism in accordance with the deceleration control amount.