Communication robot
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1. A communication robot, comprising:
- a truck;
a body provided on said truck;
a movable arm attached on said body through a shoulder joint;
a head attached on said body through a neck joint;
a speaker; and
first sound signal providing means for providing a first sound signal to said speaker such that a first sound is generated through said speaker to request for a human to make a certain action.
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Abstract
A communication robot includes a speaker. By generating a sound or voice through the speaker, the human is requested to cause a robot to make a certain action. When the human makes an action to the robot, the movement of the robot head or arm assists for the action.
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19 Claims
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1. A communication robot, comprising:
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a truck;
a body provided on said truck;
a movable arm attached on said body through a shoulder joint;
a head attached on said body through a neck joint;
a speaker; and
first sound signal providing means for providing a first sound signal to said speaker such that a first sound is generated through said speaker to request for a human to make a certain action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A communication robot, comprising:
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a truck;
a body provided on said truck;
a movable arm attached on said body through a shoulder joint;
a head attached on said body through a neck joint;
a speaker;
first sound signal providing means for providing a first sound signal to said speaker such that a first sound is generated through said speaker to request for a human to make a certain action; and
second sound signal providing means for providing a second sound signal to said speaker to generate a second sound through said speaker after the human has made the action responsive to the request sound. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A communication robot, comprising:
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a truck;
a body provided on said truck;
a movable arm attached on said body through a shoulder joint;
a head attached on said body through a neck joint;
a speaker;
first sound signal providing means for providing a first sound signal to said speaker such that a first sound is generated through said speaker to request for a human to make a certain action;
an eye camera provided in said head;
determining means for determining, based upon an image from said eye camera, whether a big object is approaching or not; and
third sound signal providing means for providing a third sound signal to said speaker to generate a third sound through said speaker when said determining means determines an approach of said big object.
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10. A communication robot, comprising:
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a truck;
a body provided on said truck;
a movable arm attached on said body through a shoulder joint;
a head attached on said body through a neck joint;
a speaker;
first sound signal providing means for providing a first sound signal to said speaker such that a first sound is generated through said speaker to request for a human to make a certain action;
an eye camera provided in said head;
position detecting means for detecting a position of a skin-colored part on the basis of an image from said eye camera; and
eye camera displacing means for moving said eye camera such that said eye camera is aligned to the position of the skin-colored part.
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11. A communication robot, comprising:
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a truck;
a body provided on said trucks, wherein said body includes a lower body and an upper body;
a moveable arm attached on said body through a shoulder joint;
a head attached on said body through a neck joint;
a speaker;
first sound signal providing means for providing a first sound signal to said speaker such that a first sound is generated through said speaker to request a human to make a certain action; and
elevation means for elevating said upper body. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A communication robot, comprising:
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a truck;
a body provided on said truck;
a movable arm attached on said body through a shoulder joint;
a head attached on said body through a neck joint;
an eye camera provided in said head;
color detecting means for detecting a particular color on the basis of an image from said eye camera;
position detecting means for detecting a position of the particular color on the basis of the image from said the camera; and
moving means for moving said truck to a position of the particular color. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A communication robot, comprising:
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a truck;
a body provided on said truck;
a movable arm attached on said body through a shoulder joint;
a head attached on said body through a neck joint;
a touch sensor provided on said shoulder joint and said movable arm; and
head moving means for moving a head toward a direction that said touch sensor in an on-state exists by controlling said neck joint. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A communication robot, comprising:
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a truck;
a body provided on said truck;
a movable arm attached on said body through a shoulder joint;
a head attached on said body through a neck joint;
a speaker;
communication means for exchanging data with another communication robot; and
sound signal providing means for providing a sound signal to said speaker to generate a sound informing a human of communication made by said communication means through said speaker. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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