A spherical robot includes a range finding sensor that measures a distance from the robot to an object facing a display each time the range finding sensor rotates through a predetermined angle. If a difference between a first distance previously measured and a second distance subsequently measured is greater or equal than a first predetermined value, information is stored in a memory to indicate that a down-step is located in a direction defined by a turning angle of the robot when the first distance is measured at a position that is separated from the robot by the first distance. When rotating and moving the robot in a direction in which the down-step is located, the robot is caused to make a pivot turn first. Subsequently, the robot is rotated to move in the direction in which the down-step is located by a distance smaller than the first distance.


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    Title :

    SPHERICAL ROBOT


    Additional title:

    KUGELROBOTER
    ROBOT SPHÉRIQUE


    Contributors:
    OGAWA KENTO (author) / HIGUCHI SEIYA (author)

    Publication date :

    2019-03-27


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / B25J Manipulatoren , MANIPULATORS / B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge



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