Spherical robot having a driving mechanism for indicating amount of stored electric power
First Claim
1. A robot, comprising:
- a spherical body, including;
a spherical-band-shaped main casing where a first side portion of a sphere and a second side portion opposing the first side portion have been removed,a first spherical cap corresponding to the first side portion, anda second spherical cap corresponding to the second side portion;
a shaft linking the first spherical cap and the second spherical cap;
a display attached to the shaft via an arm and displays at least a part of a face of the robot;
a first driving mechanism that causes the first spherical cap and the second spherical cap to be rotated by a rotation of the shaft;
a second driving mechanism, independent from the first driving mechanism, that causes the main casing to be rotated, the main casing being centered on the shaft;
an electric power source that is charged by electric power from an external charger, and supplies the electric power to the first driving mechanism and the second driving mechanism; and
a control circuit, when an amount of electric power of the electric power source remaining is lower than or equal to a predetermined value while the electric power source is disconnected from the charger, controls the second driving mechanism to stop a rotation of the main casing and controls the first driving mechanism to switch a rotational direction of the first spherical cap and the second spherical cap, thereby causing the display to be reciprocally moved in a vertical direction.
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Abstract
A robot includes a main casing, a first spherical cap and a second spherical cap, and a shaft linking the spherical caps. The robot further includes a display, a first driving mechanism causing the first and second spherical caps to be rotated by the shaft, and a second driving mechanism that causes the main casing to be rotated. The robot also includes a control circuit and an electric power source, charged by electric power from an external charger. If the remaining electric power of the electric power source is lower than or equal to a predetermined value, the second driving mechanism is controlled to stop rotation of the main casing, and the first driving mechanism is controlled to switch a rotational direction of the first spherical cap and the second spherical cap, causing the display to be reciprocally moved in a vertical direction.
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18 Claims
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1. A robot, comprising:
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a spherical body, including; a spherical-band-shaped main casing where a first side portion of a sphere and a second side portion opposing the first side portion have been removed, a first spherical cap corresponding to the first side portion, and a second spherical cap corresponding to the second side portion; a shaft linking the first spherical cap and the second spherical cap; a display attached to the shaft via an arm and displays at least a part of a face of the robot; a first driving mechanism that causes the first spherical cap and the second spherical cap to be rotated by a rotation of the shaft; a second driving mechanism, independent from the first driving mechanism, that causes the main casing to be rotated, the main casing being centered on the shaft; an electric power source that is charged by electric power from an external charger, and supplies the electric power to the first driving mechanism and the second driving mechanism; and a control circuit, when an amount of electric power of the electric power source remaining is lower than or equal to a predetermined value while the electric power source is disconnected from the charger, controls the second driving mechanism to stop a rotation of the main casing and controls the first driving mechanism to switch a rotational direction of the first spherical cap and the second spherical cap, thereby causing the display to be reciprocally moved in a vertical direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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