Sega Toys, Ltd.

Other

Tomohiko Onishi

Mie Ueda

Nobata Fujio

Shigeru Kanauchi

Hirohiko Atobe

An electronic toy has a head, a body and legs. A display that displays the expression of the eyes is provided to the front of the head, and a speaker and a detection switch that detects the pressing of such speaker are provided on the upper face of the head. A sound sensor and light sensors are housed inside a nose. Ears are rotatably provided on both sides of the head, and a lower jaw capable of being opened/closed is provided below the nose. A tail is provided to the rear of the body. A controller housed in the nose controls the posture, outcry, melody, expression of the eyes, etc. from the communication biorhythm and pet biorhythm prepared in accordance with the way a user contacts the toy through sensory input indicated with detection signals from the sound sensors, infrared sensors, feeding indications, light sensors, and the like.

Electronic toy, control method thereof, and storage medium

A floating toy is provided which can achieve varied and entertaining movements by means of a simple composition. The floating toy comprises: a liquid container section ( ) containing liquid therein; a figure ( ) of lower specific gravity than the liquid, accommodated inside the liquid container section; magnetic bodies ( ) accommodated movably inside the liquid container section; line members ( ) extended between the figure and the magnetic bodies; and electromagnetic mechanisms ( ) that act on the magnetic bodies. The magnetic bodies and the figure are caused to move against the buoyancy force of the figure, by passing current through the electromagnetic mechanisms, and are caused to return to their original positions by the buoyancy force of the figure, by releasing the passage of current through the electromagnetic mechanisms.

Toy with a waverring or dancing figure in a liquid container

Robotic dog

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Tokyo, Japan

Tomohiko Onishi