A learning toy which enables learning of high-level programming in a stepwise manner. A movement path is constituted by a plurality of command panels in which command information which can be read with an optical reading module is recorded being arranged. A mobile robot sequentially reads command information included in the command panels through which the mobile robot passes while moving along the movement path and stores a plurality of pieces of command information in a command information memory. The mobile robot takes out a plurality of pieces of command information from arbitrary positions in the command information memory to execute operation. If a plurality of pieces of command information necessary for operation of the mobile robot are stored in the command information memory, a control unit of the mobile robot automatically extracts and takes out the command information and causes the mobile robot to operate.

To achieve low cost and to provide high durability in a toy system capable of determining a status of a separate toy. The toy system includes a casing, a magnetic sensor, and a determination section. The magnetic sensor is disposed on the casing to detect an orientation and a magnitude of a magnetic field. The determination section determines, based on an output from the magnetic sensor, that one of a plurality of separate toys having magnetic field generation means has approached the magnetic sensor and determines which of the separate toys has approached the magnetic sensor. The magnetic field generation means are mounted individually on the separate toys in such a manner as to generate differently oriented magnetic fields in a standard posture. Alternatively, the determination section determines, based on the output from the magnetic sensor, that a separate toy separated from the casing in which magnetic field generation means for generating a magnetic field is mounted has come into contact with or approached the casing.

To achieve low cost and to provide high durability in a toy system capable of determining a status of a separate toy. The toy system includes a casing, a magnetic sensor, and a determination section. The magnetic sensor is disposed on the casing to detect an orientation and a magnitude of a magnetic field. The determination section determines, based on an output from the magnetic sensor, that one of a plurality of separate toys having magnetic field generation means has approached the magnetic sensor and determines which of the separate toys has approached the magnetic sensor. The magnetic field generation means are mounted individually on the separate toys in such a manner as to generate differently oriented magnetic fields in a standard posture. Alternatively, the determination section determines, based on the output from the magnetic sensor, that a separate toy separated from the casing in which magnetic field generation means for generating a magnetic field is mounted has come into contact with or approached the casing.

An interactive programmable toy board system includes a board, means for moving a movable object on the board along a route, and programming means. The board has a surface for removably placing the movable object on the board along the route. The system also includes one or more stationary object positioned on the surface of the board. The programming means is for programming the route of the movable object.

An interactive programmable toy board system includes a board, means for moving a movable object on the board along a route, and programming means. The board has a surface for removably placing the movable object on the board along the route. The system also includes one or more stationary object positioned on the surface of the board. The programming means is for programming the route of the movable object.

Disclosed is an apparatus for running a physical software coding training book. The apparatus includes: a toy control unit being connected to a Micro Control Unit (MCU) via serial communication and controlling motion of a toy through the MCU; a training content processing unit being connected to the toy control unit via HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and providing training content written in HyperText Markup Language (HTML), the training content including motion control commands for the toy; and a physical software processing unit capable of directly writing block coding-based physical software by embedding a block code editor into the training content and performing control of the toy.

An enhanced hybrid battery elimination circuit, power control system, and method for R/C vehicles is provided. The system may include a power input from a vehicle battery and a converted power output to vehicle electronics. The system may also include an enhanced hybrid battery elimination circuit (BEC) electrically coupled to the power input and providing the converted power output and including a linear regulator and a switching regulator connected in parallel to the linear regulator between the power input and the converted power output. The enhanced hybrid BEC further includes a linear electrical decoupler provided between the linear regulator and the converted power output and a switching electrical decoupler provided between the switching regulator and the converted power output. Wherein the switching regulator and the linear regulator are either electrically coupled or decoupled from the output power and/or the input power based upon a monitored voltage level.

An educational gaming system includes control cards, road pieces and a robotic device. Each of the control cards has a graphic corresponding to an instruction. The road pieces are arranged to form a road on which the robotic device is configured to move. The robotic device is communicable with an electronic device that executes an application program. The electronic device captures an image of the graphic of the control card, conducts a machine learning algorithm based on the image to obtain the instruction, and transmits the instruction to the robotic device. The robotic device obtains a road-piece signal value that is generated by scanning one of the road pieces, and performs movement based on the instruction and the road-piece signal value.

In a case where an actual object is moved by a user manipulation or by other means, physical phenomena associated with the object are addressed. A control system includes a mobile apparatus being an apparatus that moves on a sheet where images indicating coordinates are arranged and having a camera for photographing part of the sheet. The control system acquires the user manipulation, controls the mobile apparatus in such a manner as to travel according to the user manipulation (S106), detects a position of the mobile apparatus on the basis of an image photographed by the camera included in the mobile apparatus (S101), determines, on the basis of the position detection by position detection means, whether or not the mobile apparatus has moved in a manner estimated on the basis of the user manipulation (S102, S105), and performs a predetermined procedure (S103, S110, S111) in a case where it is determined that the mobile apparatus does not move in the estimated manner.

Systems and methods are presented for operating a self-propelled device. In examples, an indication of a surface color on which the self-propelled device operates is received from one or more optical sensors. A color transition from a first color to a second color may be determined based on the received indication. Based on the determined color transition, an activity may be determined. For example, an activity may cause the self-propelled device to move, emit a sound, or illuminate a light, such as an LED. The determined activity may then be performed. In some examples, a hysteresis band may limit the effects of noise and other variations in the color signal. Accordingly, a color transition may occur when color values associated with the surface color indicated are within a first area but not within a second area.