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Sony patents robot system that matches operators based on their state

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Patent drawing from the official filing.

Sony describes a system that pairs remote operators with robots by checking if the operator's device and personal conditions fit the job. The system also monitors the operator's physical or mental state during the task and can step in to control the robot if needed.

Why it mattersThis approach could make remote robot work safer by ensuring the right person is in control and reacting if they become too tired or stressed.

In the filing’s own words

The present technology relates to an information processing system, an information processing method, and a program for enabling appropriate matching between a robot and an operator who performs remote operation. The information processing system is an information processing system for executing matching related to remote operation by a robot that can be remotely operated and an operation terminal that can operate the robot via a network. The information processing system includes: a matching unit configured to select the operator who performs remote operation of the robot, on the basis of a selection condition including an operation environment necessary for remotely operating the robot to execute work and on the basis of an operation environment of the operator each. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a server that intermediates remote operation between an operation terminal and a robot.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. An information processing system, comprising: processing circuitry configured to select an operator who performs remote operation of a robot that can be remotely operated via a network using an operation terminal that can operate the robot via the network to perform work, on a basis of a selection condition including an operation environment that is necessary for remotely operating the robot to execute the work, the operation environment including at least one of a type of the operation terminal or a specification of the operation terminal, and an operation environment of the operator; intermediate the remote operation of the robot by the operator to execute the work, including receiving an operation signal from the operation terminal, and transmitting the operation signal to the robot, wherein the robot performs the work based upon the operation signal; monitor at least one of a physical state or a psychological state of the operator during the remote operation of the robot by the operator to execute the work; and intervene in the remote operation of the robot by the operator to execute the work based on the at least one of the physical state or the psychological state of the operator during the remote operation of the robot by the operator to execute the work.

Facts

Company
Sony (Sony Group Corporation)
Official title
Information processing system, information processing method, and program
Patent number
US12746692B2
Application number
18693709
Filed
Mar 23, 2022
Granted
Sep 29, 2026
Inventors
5
Claims
18

Classified under

B25J 13/06 Operations & transportB25J 9/1689 Operations & transportB25J 13/006 Operations & transportG06Q 10/063112 Physics & computing
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