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Robot apparatus

  • US 6,362,589 B1
  • Filed: 01/19/2000
  • Issued: 03/26/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/20/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A robot apparatus generating behavior or performing actions, comprising:

  • means for generating one or more parameters of an emotion model, the values of said parameters defining a predetermined emotion;

    means for detecting an input signal supplied to said robot apparatus from an external stimulus;

    means for determining one or more semantic contents in accordance with said detected input signal;

    means for changing at least one of said emotion model parameters based upon said semantic content;

    means for generating a behavior model to generate behavior or perform actions in accordance with said emotion parameters of said emotion model; and

    means for controlling a posture of said robot apparatus based upon a posture transition model, said posture transition model including a plurality of nodes representing states of a posture between which transition is allowed;

    wherein transition between one or more pairs of said plurality of nodes of said posture transition model is defined based upon at least said input signal and a transition between one or more pairs of nodes of said behavior model.

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