A robot includes a body contactable with a placement surface, a head, at least one actuator, and at least one processor. The head is contactable with the placement surface, and is coupled to a front end of the body so as to be rotatable about a first rotational axis extending in a front-rear direction of the body and rotatable about a second rotational axis extending in a width direction of the body. The at least one actuator turns the head by causing the head to make a turn about the first rotational axis and a turn about the second rotational axis independently of each other. The at least one processor repeats a first turn control scheme and a second turn control scheme in sequence.

A robot includes a body contactable with a placement surface, a head, at least one actuator, and at least one processor. The head is contactable with the placement surface, and is coupled to a front end of the body so as to be rotatable about a first rotational axis extending in a front-rear direction of the body and rotatable about a second rotational axis extending in a width direction of the body. The at least one actuator turns the head by causing the head to make a turn about the first rotational axis and a turn about the second rotational axis independently of each other. The at least one processor repeats a first turn control scheme and a second turn control scheme in sequence.

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 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 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 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 model vehicle with body mount components are provided. A tongue member attached to a model vehicle body with a first and second tongue member is configured to engage a first securing member attached to a model vehicle chassis. A top surface of the second tongue member draws the model vehicle body towards the model vehicle chassis when the second tongue member engages the first securing member. A lever member with a lever handle, jaw clamp, and a lever pivot is configured to pivot between an engage and an unengaged position. The jaw clamp engages with a second securing member in the engaged position. The lever member further contains a retaining mechanism that is configured to rotate between a retained and unretained position. The retaining mechanism inhibits the lever handle from moving from the engaged to the unengaged position when the retaining mechanism is in the retained position.

An action robot according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a figure configured to have a plurality of joints, a figure base configured to support the figure from below, a plurality of seesaw levers configured to be embedded in the figure base, the plurality of seesaw levers being configured to be disposed to be long in a radial direction of the figure base, the plurality of seesaw levers being configured to be spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction of the figure base, a wire configured to be connected to an inner end portion of the seesaw lever to pivot the joint, a plurality of rods configured to be disposed vertically, the plurality of rods being configured to press an outer end portion of the seesaw lever upward, at least one lifter configured to raise the rod, and a revolution mechanism configured to revolve the lifter about a virtual vertical axis passing through a center of the figure base. The number of the lifters may be less than the number of rods.

An action robot according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a figure configured to have a plurality of joints, a figure base configured to support the figure from below, a plurality of seesaw levers configured to be embedded in the figure base, the plurality of seesaw levers being configured to be disposed to be long in a radial direction of the figure base, the plurality of seesaw levers being configured to be spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction of the figure base, a wire configured to be connected to an inner end portion of the seesaw lever to pivot the joint, a plurality of rods configured to be disposed vertically, the plurality of rods being configured to press an outer end portion of the seesaw lever upward, at least one lifter configured to raise the rod, and a revolution mechanism configured to revolve the lifter about a virtual vertical axis passing through a center of the figure base. The number of the lifters may be less than the number of rods.

This invention generally relates to pull back toy cars. Specifically, this invention discloses mechanisms relating to uses of a gearbox contained inside an wheel assembly in order to create vibration sensitivity to enhance user experiences. More specifically, the unique feature of placing more than one gearbox in the wheel assembly offers the pull back toy car with more variety in terms of play style, including a wheel-like pull back toy car, a two-wheel pull back toy car with various levels of vibration set by a user. Further, this invention includes the user of a handle attached to a gearbox so that the location of the gearbox placed within the wheel assembly can be changed so that the level of vibration of the wheel assembly or the toy vehicle can also be adjusted freely by the user.