A device includes a signaling means and a motion sensor, and logic for activating or controlling the signaling means in response to a sensed motion according to an embedded logic. The device may be used as a toy, and may be shaped like a play ball or as a handheld unit. It may be powered from a battery, either chargeable from an AC power source directly or contactless by using induction or by converting electrical energy from harvested kinetic energy. The embedded logic may activate or control the signaling means, predictably or randomly, in response to sensed acceleration magnitude or direction, such as sensing the crossing of a preset threshold or sensing the peak value. The visual means may be a numeric display for displaying a value associated with the count of the number of times the threshold has been exceeded or the peak magnitude of the acceleration sensed.

A device capable of providing tactile and audible stimulation comprised of multiple shells of flexible material embedded into the surface of a housing body where the internal volume under each shell is connected via internal passages within the housing body to corresponding volumes under neighboring shells. This device is configured in such a fashion that when one or more shells are transitioned from a convex state to a concave state an equal number of shells previously in concave state are restored to convex state. This produces the tactile sensation that the user is popping a bubble along with a corresponding popping sound. The user can repeatedly depress shells in a way that does not change the total number of convex shells in the device and therefore it may be operated indefinitely without reconfiguration or reorientation.

A device capable of providing tactile and audible stimulation comprised of multiple shells of flexible material embedded into the surface of a housing body where the internal volume under each shell is connected via internal passages within the housing body to corresponding volumes under neighboring shells. This device is configured in such a fashion that when one or more shells are transitioned from a convex state to a concave state an equal number of shells previously in concave state are restored to convex state. This produces the tactile sensation that the user is popping a bubble along with a corresponding popping sound. The user can repeatedly depress shells in a way that does not change the total number of convex shells in the device and therefore it may be operated indefinitely without reconfiguration or reorientation.

The invention is a noise-making device for sports venues, cheering venues and the like that provides a body and a head attached to the body. The device can be mechanically or electronically activated for both light and sound. The head of the device can take many different forms but is universally applied to the body.

The invention is a noise-making device for sports venues, cheering venues and the like that provides a body and a head attached to the body. The device can be mechanically or electronically activated for both light and sound. The head of the device can take many different forms but is universally applied to the body.

A combination of a set of musical instruments and accessories to form a musical toy figurine is disclosed. The musical toy figurine comprising a head part; a stomach part; a right-arm part; a left-arm part; a right-leg part and a left-leg part, wherein each part comprises of at least a musical instrument and accessories and is detachable to be used as a musical instrument individually or in combination with each other to create a new musical toy; and wherein each part is hollow having a plurality of apertures to make a plurality of combination of sounds to escape from each part, and wherein each part including at least an attachment means attachable to one another to create a new musical toy figurine configured to play as a new musical instrument with a new combination of sounds.

A combination of a set of musical instruments and accessories to form a musical toy figurine is disclosed. The musical toy figurine comprising a head part; a stomach part; a right-arm part; a left-arm part; a right-leg part and a left-leg part, wherein each part comprises of at least a musical instrument and accessories and is detachable to be used as a musical instrument individually or in combination with each other to create a new musical toy; and wherein each part is hollow having a plurality of apertures to make a plurality of combination of sounds to escape from each part, and wherein each part including at least an attachment means attachable to one another to create a new musical toy figurine configured to play as a new musical instrument with a new combination of sounds.

The present technology relates to an autonomous mobile body, an information processing method, a program, and an information processing apparatus capable of improving user experience by an output sound of the autonomous mobile body.

The autonomous mobile body includes: a recognition unit that recognizes a motion of its own device; and a sound control unit that controls an output sound output from the own device. The sound control unit controls output of a plurality of operation sounds that is the output sound corresponding to a plurality of the motions of the own device, and changes the operation sound in a case where the plurality of motions has been recognized. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a robot.

A sound-generating toy comprising a plush toy component having a flexible body and a container for housing the plush toy component. The container is defined by a top portion, a base portion, and a side wall connecting the top portion and the base portion. The top portion includes an opening and the base portion includes a sound-emitting mechanism. Removing the plush toy component from the container through the opening on the top portion causes air to enter the container through the sound-emitting mechanism which thereby generates a sound effect. Additionally, inserting the plush toy component into the container through the opening on the top portion causes air to exit the container through the sound-emitting mechanism which thereby generates a second sound effect.

A sound-generating toy comprising a plush toy component having a flexible body and a container for housing the plush toy component. The container is defined by a top portion, a base portion, and a side wall connecting the top portion and the base portion. The top portion includes an opening and the base portion includes a sound-emitting mechanism. Removing the plush toy component from the container through the opening on the top portion causes air to enter the container through the sound-emitting mechanism which thereby generates a sound effect. Additionally, inserting the plush toy component into the container through the opening on the top portion causes air to exit the container through the sound-emitting mechanism which thereby generates a second sound effect.