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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2003
Ugo Di Profio, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Fujita, Saitama, JP;
Tsuyoshi Takagi, Saitama, JP;
Yukiko Yoshiike, Tokyo, JP;
Hideki Shimomura, Kanagawa, JP;
Ugo Di Profio, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Fujita, Saitama, JP;
Tsuyoshi Takagi, Saitama, JP;
Yukiko Yoshiike, Tokyo, JP;
Hideki Shimomura, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A robot () is provided which includes a situated behaviors layer (SBL) (). This SBL () is formed in the form of a tree structure in which a plurality of schemata (behavior modules) is connected hierarchically in such a matter that the schemata are highly independent of each other for each of them to behave uniquely. A patent schema can define a pattern in which child schemata are connected, such as an OR type pattern in which the child schemata are caused to behave uniquely, AND type pattern in which the plurality of child schemata are caused to behave simultaneously or a SEQUENCE type pattern indicating a sequence in which the plurality of child schemata should behave, thereby permitting to select a behavior pattern of the robot (). Also, a new child schema can additionally be included in the SBL () without having to rewrite the schemata connection in the tree structure, whereby a new behavior or function can be added to the robot (). Namely, the plurality of behavior modules permits to enable the robot () to show a complicated behavior and have units thereof recombined.