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US 10,947,095 B2Granted
Robot and splicing method thereof, and robot splicing system
AssigneeBoe Technology Group Co., Ltd.
InventorsYing Zhang, Yifei Zhang, Kai Zhao
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Abstract
The embodiments of the disclosure provide a robot and a splicing method thereof, and a robot splicing system. The robot includes at least two sub-robots, each of the sub-robots including a body, a mobile member located at the bottom of the body, at least one first connecting mechanism and at least one second connecting mechanism located on different sides of the body, the first connecting mechanism of at least one of the sub-robots being configured such that it may be in a fit connection with the second connecting mechanism of at least one other sub-robot, and the second connecting mechanism being configured such that it may be in a fit connection with the first connecting mechanism of at least one other sub-robot.
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A robot, comprising:
- at least two sub-robots, each of the at least two sub-robots comprising a body, a mobile member located at a bottom of the body, and at least one first connecting mechanism and at least one second connecting mechanism located on different first and second sides of the body, respectively,
- wherein the at least one first connecting mechanism of at least one sub-robot of the at least two sub-robots is configured to be in a fit connection with the at least one second connecting mechanism of at least one other sub-robot of the at least two sub-robots,
- wherein the at least one second connecting mechanism of the at least one sub-robot is configured to be in a fit connection with the at least one first connecting mechanism of at least one other sub-robot of the at least two sub-robots,
- wherein the at least one first connecting mechanism comprises a first connecting component, and the at least one second connecting mechanism comprises a second connecting component, and the first connecting component is configured to be in a snap-fit connection with the second connecting component of at least one other sub-robot of the at least two sub-robots, and the second connecting component is configured to be in a snap-fit connection with the first connecting component of at least one other sub-robot of the at least two sub-robots,
- wherein the first connecting component comprises a first rotating shaft and a first snap-fit through-groove fixedly coupled to the first rotating shaft, and the second connecting component comprises a second rotating shaft and a second snap-fit through-groove fixedly coupled to the second rotating shaft, and
- wherein, in coupling the at least one sub-robot to a second sub-robot of the at least two sub-robots, the first snap-fit through-groove of the at least one sub-robot and the second snap-fit through-groove of the second sub-robot are configured to be rotated to a respective connection state, wherein the respective connection state is such that a first front side wall of the first snap-fit through-groove fits in the second snap-fit through-groove and a second front side wall of the second snap-fit through-groove fits in the first snap-fit through-groove, such that the first snap-fit through-groove of the at least one sub-robot is in a pull connection with the second snap-fit through-groove of the second sub-robot.
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A robot, comprising:
- at least two sub-robots, each of the at least two sub-robots comprising a body, a mobile member located at a bottom of the body, and at least one first connecting mechanism and at least one second connecting mechanism located on different first and second sides of the body, respectively,
- wherein the at least one first connecting mechanism of at least one sub-robot of the at least two sub-robots is configured to be in a fit connection with the at least one second connecting mechanism of at least one other sub-robot of the at least two sub-robots,
- wherein the at least one second connecting mechanism of the at least one sub-robot is configured to be in a fit connection with the at least one first connecting mechanism of at least one other sub-robot of the at least two sub-robots, and wherein:
- the robot further comprises a photoelectric sensor, which comprises a transmitter and a receiver,
- the first side and the second side comprise the transmitter and the receiver, respectively, and in a process of the at least one sub-robot being coupled to a second sub-robot of the at least two sub-robots, the transmitter and the receiver of the first side and the second are aligned, or
- both the first side and the second side comprise a respective transmitter and receiver, and in the process of the at least one sub-robot being coupled to the second sub-robot, the respective transmitter of the first side is aligned with the respective receiver of the second side, and vice versa.
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A robot splicing method for a robot splicing system, wherein the robot splicing system comprises:
- position tags and attitude tags, at least one of the position tags and the attitude tags corresponding to one sub-robot of at least two sub-robots, forming a respective sub-region corresponding to the one sub-robot, wherein in the respective sub-region, the position tag is configured to characterize a position of the one sub-robot, and the attitude tag is configured to characterize an orientation of an individual side of the one sub-robot,
- wherein each of the at least two sub-robots comprises a body, a mobile member located at a bottom of the body, and at least one first connecting mechanism and at least one second connecting mechanism located on different first and second sides of the body, respectively,
- wherein the at least one first connecting mechanism of at least one sub-robot of the at least two sub-robots is configured to be in a fit connection with the at least one second connecting mechanism of at least one other sub-robot of the at least two sub-robots, and
- wherein the at least one second connecting mechanism of the at least one sub-robot is configured to be in a fit connection with the at least one first connecting mechanism of at least one other sub-robot of the at least two sub-robots,
- and wherein the method comprises:
- moving the at least two sub-robots to selected positions of corresponding adjacent sub-regions, respectively;
- adjusting each of the at least two sub-robots to a selected attitude;
- fixing a position of the at least one sub-robot of the at least two sub-robots to define a fixed sub-robot;
- moving at least one other sub-robot of the at least two sub-robots to define a moved sub-robot located in a sub-region adjacent to a sub-region where the fixed sub-robot is located in a direction toward the fixed sub-robot;
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- connecting the fixed sub-robot and the moved sub-robot by the at least one first connecting mechanism and the at least one second connecting mechanism.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.