Robot and method for use of robot
AssigneePanasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
InventorsMAYU YOKOYA, KAZUNORI YAMADA
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Abstract
A robot includes a main body, a handlebar disposed on the main body and grippable by a user, a detection unit that detects a load applied to the handlebar, a moving device including a rotating body and moving the robot by controlling the rotation of the rotating body, and a switching unit that switches a support mode for supporting the user with walking. The support mode includes a first mode in which the robot autonomously moves to guide the user who is walking and a second mode in which the robot moves in accordance with a first load detected by the detection unit. When the robot moves in the first mode, the switching unit switches the support mode from the first mode to the second mode on the basis of the second load detected by the detection unit.
Claims16
A robot comprising:
- a main body;
- a handlebar disposed on the main body, the handlebar being grippable by a user;
- a detector that detects a load applied to the handlebar;
- a moving device including a rotating body, the moving device moving the robot by controlling rotation of the rotating body;
- and
- a switcher that switches a support mode for supporting the user with walking,
- wherein the support mode includes a first mode in which the robot autonomously moves to guide the user who is walking and a second mode in which the robot moves in accordance with a first load detected by the detector, and
- wherein when the robot moves in the first mode, the switcher switches the support mode from the first mode to the second mode on the basis of a second load detected by the detector.
A method for use of a robot, the robot operating in a support mode including a first mode in which the robot autonomously moves to guide a user who is walking and a second mode in which the robot moves in accordance with a first load applied to a handlebar of the robot, the method comprising:
- detecting a second load applied to the handlebar when the robot moves in the first mode;
- and
- switching the support mode of the robot from the first mode to the second mode on the basis of the detected second load.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.