Movable robot
US8010232B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 15, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2200/32
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A technique to wholly recognize the surrounding environment may be provided by excluding unknown environment which arises due to parts of a body of a robot hindering the sight of the robot during operations.The robot of the present invention is provided with a body trunk including head and torso, at least one connected member that is connected to the body trunk by a joint in which a driving mechanism is provided, a body trunk side camera that is arranged on the body trunk, and a connected member side camera that is arranged on the connected member. Further, the robot is provided with a composite image creation unit that creates composite image of a body trunk side image taken by the body trunk side camera and a connected member side image taken by the connected member side camera, such that a part of the body trunk side image is replaced with a part of the connected member side image so as to exclude the connected member from the body trunk side image.
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