There is provided a gaming robot comprising at least one movable joint actuated by a prime mover. The gaming robot comprises a first module comprising first electronic circuitry and a first coupling. The first coupling is connectable to a second coupling on a second module comprising second electronic circuitry to create a mechanical interface between the first module and the second module and an electrical interface between the first module and the second module. The first electronic circuitry is configured to: in response to a connection of the second module to the first module, access via the electrical interface data stored within the second electronic circuitry, said data identifying the second module; and transmit the data to an identification system configured to detect the presence and identification of modules attached to the gaming robot.

There is provided a gaming robot comprising at least one movable joint actuated by a prime mover. The gaming robot comprises a first module comprising first electronic circuitry and a first coupling. The first coupling is connectable to a second coupling on a second module comprising second electronic circuitry to create a mechanical interface between the first module and the second module and an electrical interface between the first module and the second module. The first electronic circuitry is configured to: in response to a connection of the second module to the first module, access via the electrical interface data stored within the second electronic circuitry, said data identifying the second module; and transmit the data to an identification system configured to detect the presence and identification of modules attached to the gaming robot.

A transformable robot and a transforming method thereof are provided. The transformable robot under a human form includes a head, a trunk, an upper part of body, a left arm, a right arm, and a left leg and a right leg which are set symmetrically on both sides of a lower end of the trunk. The head, the left arm, the right arm, the left leg, the right leg, the trunk, and the upper part of body are equipped by servos. Driven by the servos, the transformable robot can transform from a human form to a dinosaur form and transform from a dinosaur form to a human form, there are various postures under the human form and dinosaur form. The robot is equipped with a dinosaur's tail, the dinosaur's feet in front support rollers on their respective side, and the dinosaur's foot on the other side exerts a force backwards.

A transformable robot and a transforming method thereof are provided. The transformable robot under a human form includes a head, a trunk, an upper part of body, a left arm, a right arm, and a left leg and a right leg which are set symmetrically on both sides of a lower end of the trunk. The head, the left arm, the right arm, the left leg, the right leg, the trunk, and the upper part of body are equipped by servos. Driven by the servos, the transformable robot can transform from a human form to a dinosaur form and transform from a dinosaur form to a human form, there are various postures under the human form and dinosaur form. The robot is equipped with a dinosaur's tail, the dinosaur's feet in front support rollers on their respective side, and the dinosaur's foot on the other side exerts a force backwards.

A soundproofing device includes: a first layer (911) having sound absorbing properties; and a second layer (912) including elastic fibers.

A soundproofing device includes: a first layer (911) having sound absorbing properties; and a second layer (912) including elastic fibers.

An interactive patient monitoring system is disclosed including a robotic apparatus with physical characteristics representative of an animal or other companion with whom a human could interact, and one or more actuators capable of moving the robotic apparatus; a communication device configured to communicate with a sensing device to receive measurements of one or more medical characteristics of a patient; and a controller configured to examine the measurements received from the sensing device and to control the one or more actuators of the robotic apparatus to interact with the patient based on the measurements received from the sensing device.

An interactive patient monitoring system is disclosed including a robotic apparatus with physical characteristics representative of an animal or other companion with whom a human could interact, and one or more actuators capable of moving the robotic apparatus; a communication device configured to communicate with a sensing device to receive measurements of one or more medical characteristics of a patient; and a controller configured to examine the measurements received from the sensing device and to control the one or more actuators of the robotic apparatus to interact with the patient based on the measurements received from the sensing device.

The present technology relates to an autonomous mobile body, an information processing method, and a program enabling improvement in ability of expression by audio of an autonomous mobile body. An autonomous mobile body includes an operation control unit that controls an operation of the autonomous mobile body, a recognition unit that recognizes a state of the autonomous mobile body in operation, and an audio control unit that generates or processes audio data corresponding to audio to be output in accordance with the operation of the autonomous mobile body on the basis of a recognition result of the state of the autonomous mobile body, and controls a characteristic and an output timing of the audio. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a pet-type robot.

The present technology relates to an autonomous mobile body, an information processing method, and a program enabling improvement in ability of expression by audio of an autonomous mobile body. An autonomous mobile body includes an operation control unit that controls an operation of the autonomous mobile body, a recognition unit that recognizes a state of the autonomous mobile body in operation, and an audio control unit that generates or processes audio data corresponding to audio to be output in accordance with the operation of the autonomous mobile body on the basis of a recognition result of the state of the autonomous mobile body, and controls a characteristic and an output timing of the audio. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a pet-type robot.