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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2009
Filed:
May. 29, 2008
Applicants:
Hideaki Hashimoto, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Takafumi Sonoura, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hideaki Hashimoto, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Takafumi Sonoura, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A wheeled moving robot including a main body; wheels provided at least at opposite sides of the main body and configured to move the main body; an actuator configured to generate torque which rotates the wheels; a detector configured to detect whether the main body moves when the wheels rotates by the actuator; and a compensation unit configured to perform an auxiliary movement which pushes an auxiliary wheel in front or rear of the main body toward a floor based as a detection result of the detector.