公开(公告)号：US20170216120A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-03

申请号：US15409502

申请日：2017-01-18

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： YUKO TSUSAKA ,  YASUNAO OKAZAKI ,  TAKAHIRO SHIWA

IPC: A61G7/10 ,  B25J13/08 ,  A61G5/14 ,  B25J11/00

Abstract: A robot includes a motion mechanism capable of operating in accordance with each of a first motion pattern for supporting a user with a first motion representing a standing-up motion and a second motion pattern for supporting a user with a second motion representing a sitting-down motion, a battery that supplies electric energy to the motion mechanism, a control unit that determines a multiple-motion availability index indicating the availability of an operation in accordance with a multiple-motion pattern including the first and second motion patterns on the basis of the battery level and the amounts of energy charge in the battery required for the operations performed by the motion mechanism in accordance with the first and second motion patterns if the control unit detects that the battery level is a first threshold value or lower, and a presentation unit that presents the multiple-motion availability index determined by the control unit.

公开(公告)号：US20170216119A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-03

申请号：US15391833

申请日：2016-12-27

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： YUKO TSUSAKA ,  YASUNAO OKAZAKI ,  TAKAHIRO SHIWA

IPC: A61G7/10

CPC classification number: A61G7/1017 ,  A61G7/1046 ,  A61G7/1051 ,  A61G7/1074

Abstract: A robot includes an arm mechanism that operates in accordance with a first motion pattern for supporting a user with a standing-up motion which starts in a sitting posture and finishes in a standing posture, a control unit that (i) acquires first information used to identify a predetermined position of the arm mechanism corresponding to a half-crouching posture of the user during a motion in accordance with the first motion pattern and (ii) detects whether the current position of the arm mechanism operating in accordance with the first motion pattern is included in a first range including the predetermined position identified by the first information, and a presentation unit that presents a first signal if the control unit detects that the position of the arm mechanism is included in the first range.