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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2006
Applicants:
Taro Yokoyama, Wako, JP;
Sachie Hashimoto, Wako, JP;
Inventors:
Taro Yokoyama, Wako, JP;
Sachie Hashimoto, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/408 (2006.01); G10L 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a control system of a legged mobile robot having a body and legs connected to the body and driven by a leg actuator, there is provided an operation controller which identifies a human being like visitor to be conducted in a company building and the like, and controls operation of the leg actuator to conduct the identified visitor to a destination such as a reception room in the company building space along a route determined based on a map stored in a map database, while keeping pace with the visitor, thereby enabling to establish better communication with the visitor.