Robot apparatus

• US 20050187660A1
• Filed: 04/05/2005
• Published: 08/25/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/1998
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kotaro Sabe, Masahiro Fujita
• Original Assignee: Kotaro Sabe, Masahiro Fujita
• Inventors: Fujita, Masahiro, Sabe, Kotaro
• Granted Patent: US 7,146,250 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/245
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 11/00 Self-movable toy figures
• CPC Class Codes: B25J 11/0005 Manipulators having means for high-level communication with users, e.g. speech generator, face recognition means
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 3/008 based on physical entities controlled by simulated intelligence so as to replicate intelligent life forms, e.g. based on robots replicating pets or humans in their appearance or behaviour

Abstract

A robot apparatus is provided. A CPU 15 determines an output of a feeling model based on signals supplied from a touch sensor 20. The CPU 15 also deciphers whether or not an output value of the feeling model exceeds a pre-set threshold value. If the CPU finds that the output value exceeds the pre-set threshold value, it verifies whether or not there is any vacant area in a memory card 13. If the CPU finds that there is any vacant area in a memory card 13, it causes the picture data captured from the CCD video camera 11 to be stored in the vacant area in the memory card 13. At this time, the CPU 15 causes the time and date data and the feeling parameter in the memory card 13 in association with the picture data. The CPU 15 also re-arrays the picture data stored in the memory card 13 in the sequence of the decreasing magnitude of the feeling model output.

Claims

1. A robot apparatus having a behavioral model or a feeling model changed at least based on extraneous factors, comprising:

detection means for detecting extraneous states;

storage means for storing data;

write control means for writing pre-set data in said storage means based on a detection signal detected by said detection means;

erasure control means for erasing pre-set data stored in said storage means, wherein said write control means adds characteristics information of said detection signal to said pre-set data to write the resulting signal in said storage means, and wherein said erasure control means erases said pre-set data added to said characteristics information from said storage means when a pre-set condition consistent with the characteristics information holds; and

a plurality of legs for walking.