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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
May. 23, 2019
Applicant:
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Yongjin Park, Seoul, KR;
Minook Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jungkwan Son, Seoul, KR;
Tacksung Choi, Seoul, KR;
Sewan Gu, Seoul, KR;
Jinho Sohn, Seoul, KR;
Taegil Cho, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 13/00 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01); B25J 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1697 (2013.01); B25J 13/003 (2013.01); B25J 13/086 (2013.01); B25J 19/023 (2013.01); B25J 9/1676 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robot includes a sensing unit including at least one sensor for detecting a user, a face detector configured to acquire an image including a face of the user detected by the sensing unit, a controller configured to detect an interaction intention of the user from the acquired image, and an output unit including at least one of a speaker or a display for outputting at least one of sound or a screen for inducing interaction of the user, when the interaction intention is detected.