An autonomous mobile robot that is equipped with functionalities to assist the elderly and disabled patients to live at home in a way that is acceptable and desirable for the patients and caregivers is described. The robot provides safety monitoring, cognitive and communication support to patients. mobility to ensure availability, and a scalable platform. The robot is able to detect when the robot has toppled over and automatically execute operations that restore the robot to a full upright position.

The present invention relates to a robot. A robot according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a body having a set volume, and traveling members provided in the left area and right area of the body and rotatably connected to the body through rotating shafts, wherein the rotating shafts are positioned to be vertically inclined at the incline of the rotating shafts so that same gradually face outward from the top to the bottom thereof.

A mobile robot apparatus includes a main body, a first wheel on a first side surface of the main body, a second wheel on a second side surface of the main body, where the first wheel and the second wheel include side surfaces having a convex shape, a first driving device configured to rotate the first wheel and the second wheel, a second driving device configured to move the first wheel and the second wheel to a first position or a second position, and a processor configured to, based on determining that the mobile robot apparatus is inverted to one side, control the second driving device to move a ground-engaging wheel from among the first wheel and the second wheel from the second position to the first position.

A robot is provided. The robot includes a microphone, a camera, a communication interface including a circuit, a memory storing at least one instruction, and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to acquire a user voice through the microphone, identify a task corresponding to the user voice, determine whether the robot can perform the identified task, and control the communication interface to transmit information on the identified task to an external robot based on the determination result.

A robot is provided. The robot includes a microphone, a camera, a communication interface including a circuit, a memory storing at least one instruction, and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to acquire a user voice through the microphone, identify a task corresponding to the user voice, determine whether the robot can perform the identified task, and control the communication interface to transmit information on the identified task to an external robot based on the determination result.

A material transport device including a transfer hand for receiving a material from a counterpart device or delivering the material to the counterpart device includes an unmanned transport vehicle moving along a preset path, a main body disposed on the unmanned transport vehicle, and a transfer hand disposed inside the main body, at least partially protruding outward from the main body, loading or unloading the material, and including a positioning sensor detecting a marker disposed on the counterpart device and determining a position difference with the counterpart device, and the material transport device calibrates a position of the transfer hand based on the position difference determined by the positioning sensor.

A method of inductively coupling a first body and a second body is provided, wherein the first body rotates relative to the second body. During rotation, alignment is maintained between a first and second coil. Signals are sent and received between the coils.

A method of inductively coupling a first body and a second body is provided, wherein the first body rotates relative to the second body. During rotation, alignment is maintained between a first and second coil. Signals are sent and received between the coils.

A surgical system may include an elongated arm support and a robotic arm supported on the elongated arm support. The robotic arm may translate along the elongated arm support. A partially enclosed cavity may be defined in the elongated arm support for receiving an electrical cable electrically coupled to the robotic arm so that the first electrical cable is within the cavity and includes a rolling loop that moves in conjunction with movement of the robotic arm.

A multi-arm robot for realizing conversion between sitting and lying posture of patients and carrying patients to different positions is disclosed. The complete robot includes a manipulator module, a trunk module, a chassis moving module and a control module. The manipulator module comprises at least three manipulators, which are connected with the trunk module by linear modules. The trunk module comprises a trunk body and four linear modules, which are connected with the chassis moving module by bolts. The chassis moving module comprises a plurality of omnidirectional wheels and a telescopic counterweight. The control module includes an actuator module, an operation module, an information acquisition module, a motion control module, a data processing module, a communication module and an early warning module.