Showing papers on "Humanoid robot published in 1988"
08 Aug 1988
TL;DR: This paper presents the approach to the problem of, controlling a mobile robot which must travel in dynamic environments and the algorithms for both the static and the dynamic avoidance of obstacles is presented.
Abstract: This paper presents our approach to the problem of, controlling a mobile robot which must travel in dynamic environments. A dynamic environment is one which has obstacles, both stationary and moving, of which the robot is unaware at the time the original path plan is developed. There exists a natural decomposition of the path planning problem which provides the basis for dealing with such environments. The decomposition consists of (1) planning a path which avoids all the known static obstacles prior to initiating any motion, and (2) as the path motion is executed, the motion control is updated in real-time to avoid collisions with any unforseen obstacles either stationary or moving. The algorithms for both the static and the dynamic avoidance of obstacles is presented.
7 citations
Patent•
13 Apr 1988
TL;DR: In this article, a humanoid robot is used to distract a child during treatment and may be painted in attractive colour(s) and provided with required items of dental equipment including a slow speed micromotor and a high speed motor.
Abstract: Dental apparatus for use in paedodontics comprises a support in the shape of a humanoid robot, having a head (25), arms and a body (14, 20). The support is designed to distract a child during treatment and may be painted in attractive colour(s). The support is provided with required items of dental equipment including a slow speed micromotor (11) and a high speed motor (13), each supported in one of the robot's hands (10, 12), an air/water syringe (15) and an X-ray plate viewer (16). A tape recorder/player is mounted on the back of the robot's body and may be connected to a microphone and a loudspeaker or headphones for the child. The robot may have coloured electric bulbs for the nose (4) and eyes (5) and a flashing helmet (3). The robot is movable in wheels (2), some of which may be motorised, and the operation of the motor may be controlled remotely using an infra-red or radio signal.
1 citations