US 11,931,891 B2
Robot having flexible outer skin
Kaname Hayashi, Tokyo (JP); Daijiro Kato, Tokyo (JP); and Tomoaki Yokoyama, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to GROOVE X, INC., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by GROOVE X, Inc., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Nov. 13, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/096,970.
Application 17/096,970 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2019/019243, filed on May 15, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 2018-093430 (JP), filed on May 15, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0069893 A1, Mar. 11, 2021
Int. Cl. B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC B25J 9/0009 (2013.01) [B25J 9/0003 (2013.01); B25J 11/003 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A robot, comprising:
a base portion;
a first movable portion supported by the base portion;
a flexible outer skin provided in such a way as to come into contact with the first movable portion and cover the base portion, wherein movement of the first moveable portion is configured to move the flexible outer skin; and
a second movable portion, provided in contact with the outer skin, wherein the second moveable portion is configured to be displaced with respect to the base portion as a result of movement of the flexible outer skin in response to movement of the first movable portion.