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Sony patents robot that uses touch and distance sensors to identify objects

Sony describes a robot control system that identifies objects by combining data from a distance sensor and a tactile sensor. The device uses this combined information to determine how the robot should move or operate.

Why it mattersThis approach could help robots better understand their surroundings by using both sight-like distance data and physical touch to guide their actions.

In the filing’s own words

A robot control device of the present disclosure includes a recognition section and a controller. The recognition section recognizes a measurement target on the basis of distance information about the measurement target measured by a distance measurement sensor provided on a robot and tactile information about the measurement target measured by a tactile sensor provided on the robot. The controller performs operation control of the robot on the basis of information about the measurement target recognized by the recognition section.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A robot control device comprising: a recognition section that recognizes a measurement target on a basis of distance information about the measurement target measured by a distance measurement sensor provided on a robot and tactile information about the measurement target measured by a tactile sensor provided on the robot; and a controller that performs operation control of the robot on a basis of information about the measurement target recognized by the recognition section.

Facts

Company
Sony (Sony Group Corporation)
Official title
ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE, ROBOT CONTROL METHOD, AND ROBOT SYSTEM
Publication number
US20260264250A1
Application number
19163428
Filed
Nov 15, 2023
Published
Sep 10, 2026
Inventors
5
Claims
20

Classified under

B25J 9/1694 Operations & transportB25J 9/1669 Operations & transport
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