Title:
INTERACTIVE AUTONOMOUS ROBOT CONFIGURED FOR PROGRAMMATIC INTERPRETATION OF SOCIAL CUES
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2020049648
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide an autonomous robot that is more effectively designed to be suitable for deployment within a social environment, such as a theme park.SOLUTION: An interactive autonomous robot is configured to be suitable for deployment within a social environment. The disclosed robot includes a show subsystem configured to select between different types of in-character behavior depending on robot status, thereby allowing the robot to appear in-character despite technical failures. The disclosed robot further includes a safety subsystem configured to intervene in in-character behavior when necessary to implement safety protocols. The disclosed robot is also configured with a social subsystem that interprets social behavior of humans and then initiates specific behavior sequences in response.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 19
Inventors:
JEREMY ANDREW MIKA
MICHAEL RICHARD HONECK
MICHAEL FUSCO
MICHAEL RICHARD HONECK
MICHAEL FUSCO
Application Number:
JP2019161813A
Publication Date:
April 02, 2020
Filing Date:
September 05, 2019
Export Citation:
Assignee:
DISNEY ENTPR INC
International Classes:
B25J13/00; A63H11/00; A63H30/02
Domestic Patent References:
JP2003050559A | 2003-02-21 | |||
JP2007041204A | 2007-02-15 | |||
JP2013099800A | 2013-05-23 |
Foreign References:
WO2017169826A1 | 2017-10-05 | |||
US20170095925A1 | 2017-04-06 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yanagita Seiji
Hiroyuki Sakano
Hideaki Takahashi
Hiroyuki Sakano
Hideaki Takahashi