Robot comprising a quantum random number generator
AssigneesElmos Semiconductor AG, Id Quantique SA
InventorsAxel Foery, Bernd Burchard, Thomas Rotter, Julia Koelbel
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a controllable and/or self-controlling robot comprising a monolithically integrated entropy source having: a photon source that is designed to emit photons, the photon source comprising a first outer shell, said first outer shell being formed by a first base surface, a first top surface, and at least one first side surface connecting the first base surface and the first top surface to one another; and a photon detector that is designed to detect the photons emitted by the photon source, the first base surface of the photon source being arranged so as to face the photon detector.
Claims23
A controllable and/or self-controlling robot, comprising:
- an action unit configured to produce a specific behavior of the robot,
- a control unit configured to control the action unit in accordance with corresponding control information,
- a detector unit configured to detect environmental influences acting on the robot, and
- a quantum random number generator, wherein the quantum random number generator includes:
- a monolithically integrated entropy source, wherein the entropy source includes a photon source configured to emit photons, wherein the photon source includes a first outer shell, wherein the first outer shell is formed by a first base surface, a first top surface and at least one first side surface connecting the first base surface and the first top surface, and a photon detector designed to detect the photons emitted by the photon source, wherein the first base surface of the photon source is arranged facing the photon detector, and wherein the base surface of the photon source is formed in a two-dimensional plane with a normal vector perpendicular to the first base surface of the photon source pointing in a direction of the photon detector, and
- an electronic circuit designed to generate a random bit depending on an output signal of the entropy source, wherein a characteristic of the output signal of the entropy source depends on a temporal frequency of the photons detected by the photon detector,
- wherein the control unit is configured to control the action unit depending on the environmental influences detected by the detector unit and depending on the random bit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.