Figure, base, and figure system

A figure system, comprising:

• a drive unit including a plurality of first actuators;
• and
• a figure including a plurality of joints, the joints having one or more axial joint mechanisms, wherein
• drive force derived from one of the first actuators is transmitted to a corresponding one of the axial joint mechanisms through a wire,
• the drive unit includes, as the plurality of first actuators, a plurality of servomotors having respective drive shafts,
• the figure includes one or more tubes and coupler members having respective bearing holes, the bearing holes being detachably coupled to the respective drive shafts of the servomotors, or being configured to be detachably coupled to the respective drive shafts of the servomotors,
• the wire has a first end coupled to a corresponding one of the axial joint mechanisms, and a second end coupled to a corresponding one of the coupler members, wherein
• the wire comprises one or more wire element pairs each including a first wire element and a second wire element, the first wire element and the second wire element each having a respective first end and a respective second end,
• the wire element pair is provided for each of the axial joint mechanisms, one of the one or more wire element pairs extends through the one or more tubes, and is provided for a corresponding one of the axial joint mechanisms,
• the one of the axial joint mechanisms further includes a shaft, and a rotating member that rotates around the shaft,
• the first end of the first wire element and the first end of the second wire element are attached to the rotating member, and
• the rotating member rotates in a first rotation direction by the drive force in a first direction derived from a corresponding one of the first actuators and transmitted to the first wire element, and rotates in a second rotation direction by the drive force in a second direction derived from the corresponding one of the first actuators and transmitted to the second wire element, the second rotation direction being a rotation direction opposite to the first rotation direction, and the second direction being a direction opposite to the first direction.

A figure system, comprising:

• a drive unit including a plurality of first actuators;
• and
• a figure including a plurality of joints, the joints having one or more axial joint mechanisms, wherein
• drive force derived from one of the first actuators is transmitted to a corresponding one of the axial joint mechanisms through a wire,
• the drive unit includes, as the plurality of first actuators, a plurality of servomotors having respective drive shafts,
• the figure includes coupler members having respective bearing holes, the bearing holes being detachably coupled to the respective drive shafts of the servomotors, or being configured to be detachably coupled to the respective drive shafts of the servomotors, and
• the wire has a first end coupled to corresponding one of the axial joint mechanisms, and a second end coupled to corresponding one of the coupler members,
• wherein:
• the drive unit includes a first detachment unit,
• the figure includes a second detachment unit, and
• the first detachment unit and the second detachment unit are detachably coupled to each other, or detachable with respect to each other, and
• wherein:
• the figure further includes an input device, an output device, a second actuator, and a memory device,
• the input device is coupled to the drive unit by a first signal line and a first electric power line that are each separable at a junction of the first detachment unit and the second detachment unit,
• the output device is coupled to the drive unit by a second signal line and a second electric power line that are each separable at the junction,
• the second actuator is coupled to the drive unit by a third signal line and a third electric power line that are each separable at the junction, and
• the memory device is coupled to the drive unit by a fourth signal line and a fourth electric power line that are each separable at the junction.

A figure, comprising:

• a plurality of joints including one or more axial joint mechanisms;
• a detachment unit configured to be detachably coupled to a drive unit that includes a plurality of servomotors having respective drive shafts;
• and
• a wire that extends from a corresponding one of the axial joint mechanisms to the detachment unit, wherein:
• drive force derived from one of the servomotors is transmitted to a corresponding one of the axial joint mechanisms through the wire,
• the detachment unit includes coupler members having respective bearing holes, the bearing holes being detachably coupled to the respective drive shafts of the servomotors, or being configured to be detachably coupled to the respective drive shafts of the servomotors,
• the wire comprises one or more wire element pairs, each including a first wire element and a second wire element, wherein the first wire element and the second wire element each having a respective first end and a respective second end, the first end of one of the first or second wire elements being coupled to a corresponding one of the axial joint mechanisms, and the second end of the one of the first or second wire elements being coupled to a corresponding one of the coupler members,
• a respective wire element pair of the one or more wire element pairs is provided for each of the axial joint mechanisms,
• a respective one of the one or more wire element pairs extends through one or more tubes, and is provided for a corresponding one of the axial joint mechanisms,
• one of the axial joint mechanisms further includes a shaft, and a rotating member that rotates around the shaft,
• the first end of the first wire element and the first end of the second wire element of the wire element pair corresponding to the one of the axial joint mechanisms are attached to the rotating member, and
• the rotating member rotates in a first rotation direction as a result of the drive force being provided in a first direction derived from a corresponding one of the first actuators and transmitted to the first wire element, and rotates in a second rotation direction as a result of the drive force being provided in a second direction derived from the corresponding one of the first actuators and transmitted to the second wire element, the second rotation direction being a rotation direction opposite to the first rotation direction, and the second direction being a direction opposite to the first direction.