Following robot
AssigneeDongguan Silverlit Toys Co., Ltd.
InventorKei Fung Choi
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Abstract
A robot system has a follower robot and a leader robot. The follower robot follows the path of the leader robot using infrared (IR) signals. The follower robot follows the physical path and positioning of the leader robot. The leader robot is permitted to travel an arbitrary path or is controlled by a wireless transmitter. Relative robot positioning, being distance or direction can use an infrared system between respective robots.
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A robot system comprising at least one follower robot of a plurality of follower robots and a leader robot, the plurality of follower robots being for following a path of the leader robot, signals being created between the follower and leader robots including, selectively, infrared (IR) signals, the signals being for permitting each follower robot to follow the leader robot, wherein upon power up of the at least one follower robot the at least one follower robot emits a search signal for a leader, and upon finding no leader identifies itself as the leader robot, and each remaining follower robot of the plurality of follower robots is selectively assigned a unique follower ID by the leader robot upon power up of each of the remaining follower robots.
A robot system comprising at least one follower robot of a plurality of follower robots and a leader robot, the at least one follower robot being for following a path of the leader robot, signals between the follower and leader robots relating to positioning, selectively at least one of relative distance measurement or direction measurement with an ultrasonic sensor for measurement of distance and direction, the signals being for facilitating a control of following action between respective robots, wherein upon power up of the at least one follower robot the at least one follower robot emits a search signal for a leader, and upon finding no leader identifies itself as the leader robot, and each of the plurality of follower robots is selectively assigned a unique follower ID by the leader robot upon power up of each the plurality of follower robots.
A toy robot system comprising plurality of follower robots, wherein each, follower robot being for following a path of a leader robot, wherein upon power up of a first of the follower robots, the first follower robot emits a search signal for a leader, and upon finding no leader identifies itself as the leader robot, and each of the plurality of follower robots is selectively assigned a unique follower ID by the leader robot upon power up of each of the follower robots.
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