Title:
MOVING ROBOT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2019/187171
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A moving robot provided with a body having a flexible part including a hollow part in which one or more variable regions as at least a portion of the surface thereof deforms in accordance with a change in pressure inside the body, a compression/decompression part for compressing or decompressing the inside of the hollow part, a state sensing part for sensing a state relating to deformation of one or more variable regions and acquiring state information, and a control part for causing the body to move by causing one or more of the variable regions to deform via the compression/decompression part using the state information. Through this configuration, a robot is realized that is flexible and has high stability as well as excellent impact resistance, resulting in the ability of the robot to easily move even in a non-flat location.
Inventors:
AONO MASASHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2018/014799
Publication Date:
October 03, 2019
Filing Date:
April 06, 2018
Export Citation:
Assignee:
AMOEBA ENERGY CO LTD (JP)
International Classes:
B25J5/00
Foreign References:
| US20160114842A1 | 2016-04-28 | |||
| JP2005349517A | 2005-12-22 | |||
| JP2008049421A | 2008-03-06 | |||
| JPH03287388A | 1991-12-18 | |||
| JP2011108056A | 2011-06-02 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
TANIGAWA, Hidekazu (JP)
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