Patent ID: 8467886

Claim:
A mobile object apparatus comprising: an object having a function; a moving unit connected to the object, said moving unit being configured to move so as to move the object; a driving unit configured to drive the moving unit; a receiver configured to receive an external command, the driving unit being configured to control the moving unit according to the received external command; and a second receiver configured to receive an external video signal or an external audio signal, the driving unit being configured to: (a) control the moving unit based on information extracted from the received video signal or audio signal, said external video signal and said external audio signal being transmitted separate from a remote commander; (b) determine whether an external pressure is being applied to the mobile object apparatus, said external pressure being applied in a first direction that is perpendicular to a direction of gravity; and (c) in response to an external pressure being applied to the mobile object apparatus, apply a counterforce in a second direction that is perpendicular to the direction of gravity, said second direction being opposite from said first direction.