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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2018
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Hayato Sakamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Atsushi Ikeno, Kyoto, JP;
Masaaki Hanada, Tokyo, JP;
Takehiko Ishiguro, Tokyo, JP;
Masayuki Taniyama, Tokyo, JP;
Toshifumi Nishijima, Kasugai, JP;
Hiromi Tonegawa, Okazaki, JP;
Norihide Umeyama, Nisshin, JP;
Satoru Sasaki, Jotemba, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A voice interactive robot interacting with a user by voice includes a main body, a movable part capable of moving relative to the main body, a following control unit that moves the movable part so that the movable part follows the user, a temporary origin setting unit that sets a temporary origin of the movable part in response to movement of the movable part by the following control unit, an acquisition unit that acquires an operation instruction issued in relation to the movable part, and an operation execution unit that moves the movable part in accordance with the operation instruction using the temporary origin as a reference.