Cooperative robot system and navigation robot system

• US 20050113974A1
• Filed: 09/30/2004
• Published: 05/26/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Doi, Miwako
• Application Number:
  US10/954,100
• Publication Number:
  US 20050113974A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/245
• CPC Class Codes: B25J 5/00 Manipulators mounted on wheels or on carriages B25J1/00 takes precedence; programme-controlled manipulators B25J9/00 ; vehicle aspects B60, B62, e.g. remote-controlled steering for motor vehicles B62D1/24; control of position of vehicles G05D1/00
• CPC Class Codes: B25J 9/0003 Home robots, i.e. small robots for domestic use
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0274 using mapping information stored in a memory device navigation using map-matching G01C21/30
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0278 using satellite positioning signals, e.g. GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/028 using a RF signal

Abstract

A cooperative robot system includes a takeover determining section which determines whether or not another robot takes over an executed task, a communication section which transmits a takeover information to the another robot when the takeover determining section determines to take over the executed task, a media converting section which converts the takeover information into at least one of linguistic expression and non-linguistic expression, a media generating section which generates control information which represents a converted result of the media converting section in the linguistic or non-linguistic expression, and a media setting section which exhibits a takeover content of the takeover information represented in at least one the linguistic expression and the non-linguistic expression.

Claims

1. A cooperative robot system comprising:

a takeover determining section which determines whether or not another robot takes over an executed task;

a communication section which transmits a takeover information to the another robot when the takeover determining section determines to take over the executed task;

a media converting section which converts the takeover information into at least one of linguistic expression and non-linguistic expression;

a media generating section which generates control information which represents a converted result of the media converting section in the linguistic or non-linguistic expression; and

a media setting section which exhibits a takeover content of the takeover information represented in at least one the linguistic expression and the non-linguistic expression.

2. A cooperative robot system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a verify section which verifies whether or not the another robot which takes over the executed task is correct.

3. A cooperative robot system comprising:

a takeover determining section which determines whether or not another robot takes over an executed task;

a communication section which receives a takeover information from the another robot when the takeover determining section determines to take over the executed task;

a media converting section which converts the takeover information into at least one of linguistic expression and non-linguistic expression;

a media generating section which generates control information which represents a converted result of the media converting section in the linguistic or non-linguistic expression; and

a media setting section which exhibits a takeover content of the takeover information represented in at least one the linguistic expression and the non-linguistic expression.

4. A cooperative robot system configured by plural robots comprising:

a first robot system including;

a takeover determining section which determines whether or not another robot takes over an executed task;

a communication section which transmits a takeover information to the another robot when the takeover determining section determines to take over the executed task;

a media converting section which converts the takeover information into at least one of linguistic expression and non-linguistic expression;

a media generating section which generates control information which represents a converted result of the media converting section in the linguistic or non-linguistic expression; and

a media setting section which exhibits a takeover content of the takeover information represented in at least one the linguistic expression and the non-linguistic expression; and

a second cooperative robot system including;

a takeover determining section which determines whether or not another robot takes over an executed task;

a communication section which receives a takeover information from the another robot when the takeover determining section determines to take over the executed task;

a media converting section which converts the takeover information into at least one of linguistic expression and non-linguistic expression;

a media generating section which generates control information which represents a converted result of the media converting section in the linguistic or non-linguistic expression; and

a media setting section which exhibits a takeover content of the takeover information represented in at least one the linguistic expression and the non-linguistic expression.

5. A cooperative robot system according to claim 4, further comprising:

a server including;

a communication section which communicates verify information with the robots; and

a search section which searches guide information on the basis of the verify information.

6. A navigation robot comprising:

a position information providing section which provides a position information;

a communication section which communicates with a part of area in which a communication can be performed;

a user information store section which stores an information including a destination of user to be navigated which is received from the area;

a search section which searches a content stored in the user information store section;

a media converting section which converts a search result of the search section into at least one of linguistic expression and non-linguistic expression; and

a media setting section which exhibits a converted result of the media converting section, wherein

the navigation robot exhibits guide relation information with the user to be navigated.

7. A navigation robot according to claim 6, further comprising:

a determining section which determines whether or not a present position is a takeover position of at lease one of a navigation and walking assist on the basis of the position information acquired from the position information providing section; and

a takeover confirmation section which confirms via the communication section whether or not at least one among another navigation robot, an elevator, and an escalator as an takeover opponent can take over when the present position is the takeover position, wherein

the navigation robot transmits the user information stored in the user information store section via the communication section and exhibits an information including navigation information with the user to be navigated when the takeover confirmation section confirms that the at least one among the another navigation robot, an elevator, and an escalator can take over.