Human emulation robot display system
OwnerDavid Franklin Hanson, JR.inventor
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Abstract
One aspect of the invention is a robot system comprising a flexible artificial skin operable to be mechanically flexed under the control of a computational system. The system comprises a first set of software instructions operable to receive and process input images to determine that at least one human likely is present. The system comprises a second set of software instructions operable to determine a response to a perceived human presence, whereby the computational system shall output signals corresponding to the response, such that, in at least some instances, the output signals cause the controlled flexing of the artificial skin.
Claims39
A robot system comprising:
- (a) a three-dimensional face display including OLED-generated pixels displaying images in a three-dimensional sculptural form of an expressive anthropomorphic face, and operable to be animated under the control of a computational system,
- (b) a first set of software instructions operable to receive and process input images to determine whether at least one human likely is present, and
- (c) a second set of software instructions operable to determine a response to a determined likely human presence, whereby the computational system shall output signals corresponding to the response, such that, in at least some instances, the output signals cause the controlled animation of the three-dimensional facial display.
A method for interaction between a human and a robot, comprising:
- (a) electronically determining whether a human likely is present,
- (b) electronically determining an output response to a determination that a human is likely present, and
- (c) controlling mechanical flexing of artificial skin associated with the robot in response to the determined output response.
An artificial skin material comprising a mixture of freshly catalyzed elastomer that is still liquid and not yet fully cured and a freshly catalyzed foaming elastomer that is also still liquid and curing, such that the resulting cured material alternates between discrete, microscopic sections of nearly pure elastomer and discrete sections of foaming elastomer, whereby the material is easily compressed because it is permeated by gas-bubble voids, yet remains elastic because the material is interfused by areas of nearly pure elastomer.
A method for making an artificial skin material, comprising:
- (a) building a three-dimensional matrix made of removable material,
- (b) perfusing the matrix with elastomer that is not as easily removable as the removable material, and
- (c) removing the matrix to leave behind a web of elastomer that is permeated by at least one network of voids, wherein the web of elastomer is flexibly compressible while maintaining at least some elastic characteristics.
Artificial skin material made by:
- (a) building a three-dimensional matrix made of removable material,
- (b) perfusing the matrix with elastomer that is not as easily removable as the removable material, and
- c) removing the matrix to leave behind a web of elastomer that is permeated by at least one network of voids, wherein the web of elastomer is flexibly compressible while maintaining at least some elastic characteristics.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.