MODULAR TYPE ROBOT TILE FOR PHYSICAL INTERACTION

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a modular type training device that can be assembled in an arbitrary location.SOLUTION: A training device 12 includes a shallow housing of a specific square shape. The housing includes a cavity 30 opened upward in the top face, and transparent covers 24 and 26 that surround the cavity. The covers are of a size between the size of a human fist and the size of a human foot. The housing includes a force sensor inside the cavity. The force sensor measures the force applied to the covers and generates a response signal. The housing further includes a light source placed inside the cavity, the light source being in a visible state through the covers. The housing still further includes a central processor placed inside the housing for operating the light source according to specific software and evaluating the response signal from the force sensor. A plurality of communication means 34 located on the side face are controlled by the central processor and communicate with an adjacent training device.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3