Mobile agents for manipulating, moving, and/or reorienting components
US9155961B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/40302
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Mobile agents automatically manipulate components 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. Agents may cooperate with one another. Agents can also respond to changes in the environment, alterations in works in progress, and/or other conditions, and may be configured to exhibit responses simulating emotional reactions. Different mobile agents can be associated with different character traits, which may be configured to change based on environmental conditions and/or the behavior of other mobile agents.
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