Title:
MOBILE AGENTS FOR MANIPULATING, MOVING, AND/OR REORIENTING COMPONENTS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2018167031
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide mobile agents capable of constructing generalized structures.SOLUTION: Mobile agents 104 (104G, 104H, 104J, 104L, 104M, 104N) automatically manipulate components 402 such as blocks on a working surface, to perform operations such as construction of generalized structures. The working surface and/or the components can have machine-readable codes to assist the agents in maintaining current knowledge of their respective locations. Agents identify components by type and location, and can move components according to directions; such directions can be provided by a user, or can be based on a pre-programmed directive, or can be determined dynamically based on current conditions or in response to actions of other agents.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 18
Inventors:
HANS TAPPEINER
BORIS SOFMAN
PATRICK LEE DENEALE
BORIS SOFMAN
PATRICK LEE DENEALE
Application Number:
JP2018094401A
Publication Date:
November 01, 2018
Filing Date:
May 16, 2018
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ANKI INC
International Classes:
A63H13/02; A63H17/395; A63H33/30
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2004298475A | 2004-10-28 | |||
| JP2005063057A | 2005-03-10 | |||
| JPH06170770A | 1994-06-21 |
Foreign References:
| US5989096A | 1999-11-23 | |||
| US8353737B2 | 2013-01-15 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Ryoichi Takaoka
Nao Oda
Akiyo Iwahori
Kaoru Takahashi
Nao Oda
Akiyo Iwahori
Kaoru Takahashi