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US 2018/0000683 A1Published application
Robot and method of supporting walking using robot
AssigneePanasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
InventorsKAZUNORI YAMADA, MAYU YOKOYA
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Abstract
A robot includes a rotary element capable of rolling over a walking surface on which a user walks, a handle held by the user, a handle load detector that detects a handle load applied to the handle by the user, and a projector that projects light onto the walking surface, the projector being operable to change the light based on the detected handle load.
Claims11
A robot comprising:
- a rotary element capable of rolling over a walking surface on which a user walks;
- a handle held by the user;
- a handle load detector that detects a handle load applied to the handle by the user;
- and
- a projector that projects light onto the walking surface, the projector being operable to change the light based on the detected handle load.
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A method of supporting a user to walk using a robot, the method comprising
- detecting a handle load applied to a handle of the robot by the user;
- projecting light, by a projector disposed on the robot, onto a walking surface on which the user walks;
- and
- changing the light based on the detected load applied to the handle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.