KR20190123604A - Robot for advertisement transformable in situation - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a promotional robot capable of being transformed by situation which provides information for guide promotion to a customer in a public facility such as a department store, a shopping mall, a theater, an exhibition hall, and the like. The robot of the present invention can perform a gesture such as shaking the head from left to right and shaking the shoulders at the same time when a promotional voice comes out, thereby further inducing a person′s interest and increasing the effect of promotion. In addition, the robot can be transformed according to the situation, thereby arousing the user′s interest to maximize the effect of the promotion. The present invention comprises: a head part; a body part; an arm part; a lower half body part; a plurality of motors; and a control part.

Description

ROBOT FOR ADVERTISEMENT TRANSFORMABLE IN SITUATION}

The present invention relates to a promotional robot capable of changing the situation by providing information for information promotion to customers while moving by themselves in public facilities such as department stores, shopping malls, theaters, exhibition halls.

The present invention relates to a promotional robot, and more particularly, to a promotional robot suitable for carrying out promotion of product sales, events, etc. in a facility where a large number of consumers, such as department stores, shopping malls, theaters, exhibition halls.

Recently, shopping malls are becoming larger and more concentrated due to the increase in hypermarkets and outlets, and consumers are living in an era in which they can select one of dozens of similar products compared to products needed in one hypermarket. Therefore, in order to increase the purchasing power of one's own product among many similar products, the promotion of this as much as the quality of the product becomes a very important means.

In response to this situation, the promotion of product promotion and public relations means has become more and more important. In the case of mobilizing a simple promotional tool such as a wind balloon or a promotional helper, many customers are on a diet, and the advertising effect is very insignificant. It is gradually being activated throughout.

The production of promotional robots aimed at such sales and event promotion markets is currently in the beginning stages at home and abroad. Several domestic and foreign companies have developed doll robots and are carrying out promotional lease business for Xinjiang practitioners.

However, the current promotional robot for the event is very expensive, so it is a burden to buy or rent, and some robots do not have an arm, which is intimate to the consumer, which has a limited publicity effect.

Moreover, most of the promotional robots are not only unnatural because of technical limitations in terms of hardware and software, but also have limitations in promotion because they cannot perform detailed movements such as dance movements.

As a related art for a promotional robot, there is a Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2016-0092833 (name: PR robot).

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the present invention overcomes the monotony of the promotional robot that performs only the voice mement and repetitive movements and maximizes the effect of promotion by performing various gestures with voice It is an object of the present invention to provide a promotional robot that enables the user to make it possible.

An object of the present invention is a head portion that is built in the camera, a speaker and a plurality of sensors, the body portion coupled to the lower portion of the head, the arm portion formed on both sides of the trunk body portion, the lower body formed on the lower portion of the body portion And a controller configured to control the operation of the camera, the speaker, and the motor by receiving a sensing signal from the plurality of motors and the sensors driving the head and the arm. It is achieved by a humanoid promotional robot that can be transformed.

Here, the sensors preferably include at least one of an IMU sensor, an infrared sensor, a human body sensor, and a GPS sensor.

In addition, the body portion is preferably coupled to the height adjustment with respect to the lower body.

The controller may control the movement of the head to analyze the image of the person photographed by the camera and look at the person's face.

The controller may control the movement of the arm, the head and the body to perform the movement based on the programmed data when the promotional voice is output through the speaker.

The promotional robot according to the present invention can provide the publicity to customers in public facilities such as department stores, shopping malls, theaters, exhibition halls, and the like because the user performs the promotion by moving the head, arms, and torso when a voice message for the publicity appears. You can maximize the effect of publicity by inducing a more friendly. For example, when the robot makes a voice for promotion, the robot can simultaneously shake his head from side to side and shake his shoulders.

In addition, the robot can be transformed according to the situation. For example, when promoting to a child, the height of the robot can be changed to be small according to the height of the child. You can change the height. Therefore, the publicity effect can be increased by making people feel more friendly.

1 is a perspective view showing the internal configuration of a promotional robot according to the present invention,
Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the promotional robot according to the present invention,
3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the head of the promotional robot according to the invention is rotated,
4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the torso portion of the promotional robot according to the present invention is rotated,
5 is a perspective view showing one arm raised state of the promotional robot according to the present invention,
6 is a view showing a state before and after the promotional robot according to the invention transformed,
7 is a view showing the configuration of a promotional robot according to another embodiment of the present invention,
8 is a view showing the configuration of a promotional robot according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the configuration of the promotional robot that can be transformed for each situation according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view showing the internal configuration of the promotional robot according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the promotional robot according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a head 10 of the promotional robot according to the present invention 4 is a perspective view showing a rotated state, Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the body portion 20 of the promotional robot according to the invention is rotated, Figure 5 is raised one arm of the promotional robot according to the invention Figure 6 is a perspective view showing a state, Figure 6 is a view showing a state before and after the promotional robot according to the invention transformed.

As shown in Figures 1 to 6, the promotional robot (hereinafter referred to as 'robot') according to the present invention includes a head 10, the body 20, the arm 30 and the lower body 40. do.

The trunk portion 20 has a trunk frame 22 capable of lifting up and down is formed, and arm portions 30 are coupled to both sides of the trunk frame 22, respectively, and a head portion 10 is formed at the center of the upper portion of the trunk frame 22. . The lower body 40 is coupled to the bottom of the body 20. The trunk frame 22 is formed by being able to be lifted up and down with respect to the lower body portion 40 so that the trunk frame 22 is lifted up and down to adjust the height of the robot for each situation.

The circumference of the trunk frame portion 22 is also formed in the body circumference portion 24 of the frame structure and the body circumference portion 24 is connected to the upper body frame 22 to be rotatable so that the circumference of the body portion 24 The body frame 22 may move from side to side. The body circumference 24 has a motor (not shown) which rotates the body circumference 24 with respect to the body frame 22, so that the body circumference 24 operates the motor according to the programmed operation signal. Can move left and right with respect to the body frame (22).

The head 10 is connected to the body frame 22 via the neck 5 and the first frame 12 of the head 10 via the motor 6 at the top of the neck 5. ) Is combined. Therefore, the first frame 12 of the head 10 can be rotated in the horizontal direction with respect to the neck portion (5). The second frame 15 is formed outside the first frame 12 to surround the first frame 12. The second frame 15 is a frame structure that forms the exoskeleton of the head 10, the second frame 15 is provided with a fan-shaped fan gear portion 16, one side of the first frame 12 The pinion gear 13 for rotating the head 10 back and forth is formed. Therefore, when the pinion gear 13 of the first frame 12 is rotated by the motor, the pinion gear 13 is meshed with the fan gear 16 of the second frame 15 so that the second frame 15 is moved forward and backward. Can move in the direction.

As the first frame 12 is rotated by the motor connected to the neck 5, the head 10 can move the head sloppy from side to side based on the neck 5, and the second frame ( 15) and the first frame 12 by the gear bite 10 is possible to nod head operation.

In addition, the head 10 is provided with a camera, a speaker and various sensors.

The camera (not shown) photographs the front in the form of a video or an image in order to recognize the front object. The captured video and image are analyzed by the controller. The image taken by the camera is image analyzed by the control unit, and as a result, the direction of the face of the person in front is recognized. After that, the controller of the robot adjusts the vertical and horizontal angles of the head 10 so that the face of the robot looks at the face of the person in front of the robot and looks at the person in front of the robot.

Various sensors installed in the head 10 include an IMU sensor, an infrared sensor, a human body sensor.

An acceleration sensor, an earth magnetic field sensor, and a gyro sensor are assembled and modularized by an IMU (inertial measurement device) (not shown) to recognize the direction and orientation of the robot.

An infrared sensor (not shown) is installed to detect the distance to the front object. The infrared sensor senses the distance to the object in front and recognizes whether or not the person is nearby.

Human body sensor (heat sensor) (not shown) detects the heat of the human body to detect that the person in front. When the human body sensor recognizes that there is a person in front of the robot, it provides guidance service to the person.

The GPS receiver (not shown) is provided to recognize where the robot's current position is.

Speakers (not shown) are provided for outputting announcements or music or voice for people.

Arm portion 30 is formed on both sides of the body portion 20 and by rotating the joint of the shoulder point by the motor can move the arm portion 30 up and down. Accordingly, by moving the arm 30 in the process of promoting the robot can produce a variety of motions.

Lower body portion 40 is formed in the lower portion of the body portion 20, the ground support portion 42 is formed at the bottom and the vertical frame 44 is formed above the ground support portion 42, of the lower body portion 40 The ground support 42 allows the robot to stand on the ground. In addition, the trunk frame 22 of the trunk portion 20 described above with respect to the vertical frame 44 is installed to be able to lift up and down by a motor. Therefore, the body portion 20 with respect to the lower body portion 40 may be raised or lowered in a predetermined distance range. In this way, the body portion 20 is capable of raising and lowering the lower body portion 40 to adjust the height of the robot in response to the height of the person to produce the effect of transforming the robot according to the situation.

Children or adults watching the robot's promotion will have fun watching the robot transform into its own height.

The controller receives data from the camera and various sensors to operate the speaker and to control the movement of the robot by controlling the motors. The controller receives the sensing signal from the sensors and outputs a control signal necessary for the movement of the robot to the motor based on the sensing signal.

The memory stores promotional contents information for promotion, and programs for driving the motor are stored. Also, map information of the facility where the robot is located, location of toilets, location of emergency stairs and emergency exits, etc. The information is stored.

Such information may be supplied directly from the user with information previously set by the user, or may be supplied with information programmed by a computer, a smart phone, a portable electronic device, or the like.

7 is a view showing the configuration of a promotional robot according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 7, the promotional robot according to another embodiment of the present invention other components are the same as the promotional robot shown in Figures 1 to 6 above, but in the configuration of the lower body 40, the lower body 40 The difference is that the wheel 50 is provided to the robot can move under the control of the controller.

As a result, the robot detects the location and shape of the surrounding structure while driving through the infrared sensor's distance detection, and the controller adjusts the path and speed of the driving to prevent collision with obstacles and customers and to drive safely. Become. In addition, the control unit controls the robot to move itself in the facility according to the map information and the location information of the facility stored in the memory unit.

The GPS receiver is also used to measure the robot's movement speed and calculates the robot's speed based on the change in GPS when the robot moves.

In addition, the controller performs a control to photograph the surroundings using a camera provided in the head 10, and recognizes a place where many people are gathered based on the image or image photographed by the camera. Robots can go around and provide publicity and guidance services.

8 is a view showing the configuration of a promotional robot according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 8, the promotional robot according to another embodiment of the present invention is made of a multi-joint arm 60 and a multi-degree of freedom movement made of multiple joints leg 65 is possible to move in multiple degrees of freedom. Is formed.

In particular, poles 62 of skis were formed at the ends of each arm 60, and skis 67 were formed at the ends of both legs 65.

As a result, the robot is capable of skiing by precisely controlling the robot arm 60 and the leg 65 of the robot, it is possible to perform the event promotion while sliding down the ski runway.

Hereinafter will be described the operation of the promotional robot according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The robot according to the present invention may not simply output a comment or music by the speaker output when promoting to a person, but may squeeze or nod the head 10 in accordance with the voice, and the trunk part 20 may be left or right. You can also shake and move your arms freely while performing the overall body movements at the same time to talk and promote.

For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the controller analyzes an image of a person photographed in front of a camera mounted on the head 10 of the robot to recognize the position of the person's face and face the person's face. The head 10 can be moved while looking at the promotion.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the robot may make a gesture such as tilting the trunk portion 20 even in the process of speaking by voice.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the robot may lift the arm 30 to display welcome or interest.

In addition, as shown in Figure 6, the robot of the present invention can modify its body according to the situation. For example, it is possible to make the height of the robot large or small in accordance with the height of the person to be promoted. Therefore, the person in front of the robot can have more fun by seeing the robot transforming to his height and have more fun.

Using the infrared sensor provided in the robot to detect the distance to the target, if a person comes too close to the robot, you can send a comment like "Be careful if you come too close to me."

Also, when a person is located too close to the robot's movement radius, the controller outputs a comment and stops the robot's movement so that the controller stops the movement so that the person does not collide with the robot.

In addition, the control unit may adjust the volume of the promotional announcement by sensing the distance between the person to be promoted and the robot. In other words, if a person is close to the robot, the sound can be reduced and the distance can be made louder.

"Hahaha."

"You've come to the Olympic short track."

"It's really nice to meet you."

"This short track match is the final match and Korean players will play.

When the voice for such promotion comes out, the robot can simultaneously shake his head from side to side and shake his shoulders.

Therefore, the promotional robot according to the present invention not only comes out of the voice as a means of promotion but also takes a proper operation while making a voicement, so that a person can feel greater fun and interest.

In addition, the robot is equipped with an additional microphone that detects a human voice, and if the robot does not speak, the robot keeps the distance while maintaining the distance.If the person answers, the robot judges that the person is interested. You might want to reach out to the person and do some publicity. At this time, the distance sensor detects the distance and approaches only the proper distance so as not to go further.

As described above, the promotional robot according to the present invention may provide publicity to customers in public facilities such as department stores, shopping malls, theaters, and exhibition halls, and gestures such as shaking his head from side to side or shaking his / her shoulders when a voice message for promotion comes out. Since the promotion is performed while taking the user, the user can maximize the effect of the promotion by inducing more friendliness.

In addition, when promoting to children, the height of the robot can be changed small according to the height of the child, and when promoting to a relatively large adult, the transformation according to the situation such as changing the height of the robot according to the height of the adult It is possible to maximize the publicity effect by making people feel more friendly.

As described above, the detailed description of the present invention has been made by the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, since the above-described embodiments have only been described with reference to preferred examples of the present invention, the present invention is limited to the above embodiments. It should not be understood that the scope of the present invention is to be understood by the claims and equivalent concepts described below.

10 head
20 torso
30 arms
40 lower limbs
50 wheels

Claims (5)

A head with a camera, a speaker, and a plurality of sensors;
A body portion coupled to the lower portion of the head;
Arms respectively formed on both sides of the trunk body;
A lower body formed at the bottom of the body portion;
A plurality of motors driving the head and the arm; And
The humanoid promotional robot, which can be transformed according to a situation, comprising a control unit for receiving the sensing signals from the sensors and controlling the operation of the camera, the speaker, and the motor.
The method of claim 1,
The sensors are humanoid promotional robot that can be transformed according to the situation characterized in that it comprises one or more of IMU sensor, infrared sensor, human body sensor, GPS sensors.
The method of claim 1,
The body portion is a humanoid promotional robot that can be transformed according to the situation, characterized in that the height adjustment is coupled to the lower body.
The method of claim 1,
The control unit is a humanoid promotional robot that can be transformed according to the situation, characterized in that for controlling the movement of the head portion to analyze the image of the person photographed by the camera to face the person's face.
The method of claim 1,
And the controller controls the movement of the arm, the head, and the torso to perform movement based on the programmed data when the promotional voice is output through the speaker.

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