Legged Mobile Robot
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Abstract
In a legged mobile robot having a body and legs connected to the body, a seating aid is provided at its body so as to enable to sit on a seat. With this, the space occupied by the robot can be decreased to reduce space during storage and transport, and also enhance safety in the course of transport. In addition, maintenance work is simplified because immobilization in the seated condition is possible. Still further, the range of works is expanded to enable deskwork and the like. Further, the seating aid is provided at a location that is rearward of a center of gravity of the robot when the robot is seated. With this, the moment acting on the robot about the center of gravity during seating does not operate to tilt the robot rearward and, therefore, the robot can be enabled to keep a stable posture from before to after sitting down.
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Citations
19 Claims
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10. A legged mobile robot having at least a body and a leg linkage connected to the body through a joint and attached with a foot at its distal end, to be movable on a surface of floor by driving the leg linkage to bring the foot in contact with the floor surface,
wherein the improvement comprises: -
a seating aid is provided at least one of the body and the leg linkage so as to enable to sit on a seat; and
the seating aid is made displaceable relative to the seat. - View Dependent Claims (11, 16)
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12. A legged mobile robot having at least a body, a leg linkage swingably connected to the body through a hip joint and attached with a foot at its distal end, and an arm linkage swingably connected to the body through a shoulder joint and attached with a hand at its distal end, to work in a workspace by driving the arm linkage,
wherein the improvement comprises: -
a seating aid is provided at least one of the body and the leg linkage so as to enable to sit on a seat to work on objects in the workspace;
a height to the shoulder joint from a ground contact surface of the foot when the robot is seated, is defined within a range determined based on an averaged value obtained by averaging heights of the objects from a surface of floor and deviations thereof; and
the seating aid is provided at a location predetermined distance below the shoulder joint in a gravity direction. - View Dependent Claims (13, 17)
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14. A legged mobile robot having at least a body and a leg linkage connected to the body through a joint and attached with a foot at its distal end, to be movable on a surface of floor by driving the leg linkage to bring the foot in contact with the floor surface,
wherein the improvement comprises: -
a seating aid is provided at least one of the body and the leg linkage so as to enable to sit on a seat; and
a portion of the seating aid that contacts the seat is constituted by a rotating member such that the seating aid is made displaceable relative to the seat. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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15. A legged mobile robot having at least a body and a leg linkage connected to the body through a joint and attached with a foot at its distal end, to be movable on a surface of floor by driving the leg linkage to bring the foot in contact with the floor surface,
wherein the improvement comprises: -
a seating aid is provided at least one of the body and the leg linkage so as to enable to sit on a seat; and
a portion of the seating aid that contacts the seat is constituted by a rotating member fabricated from an elastic material such that the seating aid is made displaceable relative to the seat. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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