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US 4,608,525 AGranted
Cellular type robot apparatus
AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorsKinji Mori, Shoji Miyamoto, Hirokazu Ihara
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AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorsKinji Mori, Shoji Miyamoto, Hirokazu Ihara
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This invention relates to a cellular type robot apparatus consisting of a plurality of robot cells each having intelligence, wherein each robot cell controls its own operation on the basis of information exchange with adjacent robot cells. The operations of the robot cells are as a whole coordinated, and each robot cell can be controlled without the necessity of change of hard- and soft-wares even when one or more of the robot cells are out of order or when the robot needs to be expanded. Each robot cell can be provided so that the robot can be increased or decreased in a building block arrangement. More definitely, each robot cell has arms corresponding to hands and feet, and is able to control its own operation. As the robot cells are connected and combined through transmission routes so as to be able to exchange information, they can operate cooperatively as a group to perform a manpulative action. The operation of the group of robot cells is designed also to constitute the shape of a predetermined pattern besides the operations of entwining an object, and gripping and moving the object.
A cellular type robot apparatus having a cellular type component part consisting of a plurality of intercoupled robot cells, said component part being capable of controlling its shape through coordinate but independent movements by said robot cells;
A robot apparatus comprising at least one group of interconnected robot cells which combine to provide a component part of variable configuration including means for setting the object of operation of said group of robot cells, wherein each of said robot cells includes:
A cellular type robot apparatus comprising:
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