Patent ID: 11942216
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  A  B | IPC A  B  G

Claim 18:
19. A method for controlling a robot, comprising:
receiving, from a first computer that is external to the robot, instruction information that instructs the robot to encourage a user to exercise;
detecting a current position of the user through an optical sensor included in the robot;
controlling at least one pair of wheels or legs of the robot to cause the robot to move into a predetermined area including the current position of the user;
controlling at least one actuator included in the robot to cause the robot to perform a gesture for encouraging the user to exercise;
monitoring behavior of the user through the optical sensor or a microphone included in the robot; and
controlling, based on a result of the monitoring, the at least one actuator included in the robot to drive the robot along with exercise of the user,
wherein the detecting of the current position of the user includes
determining whether or not the user identified by the instruction information is detected around the robot, and
acquiring information on the current position of the user in a three-dimensional space, if it is determined that the user is detected.