KR20200116185A - Pet robot equipped with artificial intelligence - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a pet robot equipped with artificial intelligence, which comprises: a robot body including an upper housing and a lower housing forming an outer shape of a robot and coupled to each other; a surrounding situation recognition module which generates information about a surrounding situation of the robot through a plurality of sensors; a display module which reproduces an image or a video related to emotion of the robot; a driving module which drives the robot; a power supply module including a battery for supplying power to the robot and a charger for charging the battery; and a control module which learns surrounding situation information and controls operation of the robot regarding object recognition and emotion expression. One embodiment of the present invention is to provide the pet robot equipped with artificial intelligence which allows a companion animal to be safely cared for and confirmed remotely in real time even when an owner is absent.

Description

Pet robot equipped with artificial intelligence {PET ROBOT EQUIPPED WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE}

The present invention relates to a robot technology for companion animals, and more particularly, to a pet robot equipped with artificial intelligence that can safely take care of companion animals even when they go out or when there is no owner, and can check in real time through a remote. will be.

As the industry has been highly developed and life has been enriched, the number of households raising companion animals for the purpose of enhancing emotions has increased, and interest in companion animals has increased. As the number of breeding households for companion animals increases, problems due to negligence in management and control in breeding are also increasing. Accordingly, there is a need to develop a robot that can support companion animal management in order to reduce side effects of the management member.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2008-0094117 (2008.10.23) relates to a companion animal management system and method thereof, and receives the identification information of the terminal and the identification information of the tag from the terminal that recognizes the tag attached to the companion animal. And, after searching the database for companion animal management information corresponding to the identification information of the tag, determining the range of information to be provided among the searched companion animal management information based on the identification information of the tag, the terminal provides the companion animal management information within the determined information range. It discloses the technology provided by.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0146806 (2014.12.29) relates to a companion animal management device and a management method using the same, and various information of companion animals entered in advance through execution of an application installed on the terminal, and vaccination date. And various schedules, etc., can be performed smoothly without forgetting the schedule, and can take care of the companion animal in the house from outside. A technology that can be displayed in a manner is disclosed.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2008-0094117 (2008.10.23) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0146806 (2014.12.29)

An embodiment of the present invention is to provide a pet robot equipped with artificial intelligence that can safely take care of a companion animal even when the owner is out and can check in real time through a remote location.

An embodiment of the present invention is to provide a pet robot equipped with artificial intelligence capable of expressing emotions of a pet robot using learned artificial intelligence and controlling behaviors according to emotions.

An embodiment of the present invention is to provide a pet robot equipped with artificial intelligence capable of recognizing an object using learned artificial intelligence and expressing emotions, thoughts, and movements based on intimacy with the recognized object and surrounding situations. do.

An embodiment of the present invention is to provide a pet robot equipped with artificial intelligence capable of effectively supporting remote control of an external system based on learned artificial intelligence by having a remote controller for remote control therein.

Among the embodiments, a pet robot with artificial intelligence is a robot body including an upper housing and a lower housing that form the outer shape of the robot and are coupled to each other, and the surrounding situation of the robot through a plurality of sensors disposed inside the robot body. A peripheral situation recognition module that generates information, a display module that is disposed outside the upper housing and plays an image or image related to the emotion of the robot, a driving module disposed on the bottom of the lower housing to drive the robot, the A power supply module disposed inside the lower housing and including a battery supplying power to the robot and a charger charging the battery, and disposed inside the robot body, and learning the surrounding situation information to an object And a control module that controls the robot's motion related to recognition and expression of emotions.

The pet robot further includes a feeding module disposed inside the upper housing and exposed to the outside of the robot body to provide feed, wherein the feeding module is a feed container storing the feed, and the feed is stored in the robot body. It may include a feeder to be exposed to the outside and a distributor disposed at the lower end of the feeder to distribute feed of a specific capacity to the feeder.

The driving module may include a plurality of wheels for driving the robot body and a driving motor for rotating at least one of the plurality of wheels.

The control module determines any one of a plurality of emotion categories according to intimacy with the recognized object, and any one of a plurality of emotion steps included in the corresponding emotion category according to an emotion index calculated based on the surrounding situation information. Is determined as the final emotion of the robot to control the operation of the robot.

The control module may determine any one of a plurality of behavior patterns based on the intimacy with the recognized object and the surrounding situation information and control the operation of the robot according to the corresponding behavior pattern.

When the corresponding behavior pattern is dance, the control module determines a dance area including the position of the robot, and generates a dance movement defined by position coordinates and a dance motion within the dance area. It is possible to control the operation of the robot according to the operation.

The pet robot may further include a remote control module disposed outside the upper housing to remotely control an operation of at least one external system.

When receiving a remote control request for the at least one external system, the control module may control movement of the robot to a remote control area learned about the corresponding external system.

The disclosed technology can have the following effects. However, since it does not mean that a specific embodiment should include all of the following effects or only the following effects, it should not be understood that the scope of the rights of the disclosed technology is limited thereby.

The pet robot equipped with artificial intelligence according to an embodiment of the present invention may express emotions of the pet robot and control behaviors according to emotions using the learned artificial intelligence.

The pet robot equipped with artificial intelligence according to an embodiment of the present invention may recognize an object using the learned artificial intelligence, and express emotions, thoughts, and actions based on intimacy with the recognized object and surrounding situations.

A pet robot equipped with artificial intelligence according to an embodiment of the present invention can effectively support remote control of an external system based on the learned artificial intelligence by having a remote controller for remote control therein.

1 is a diagram illustrating a companion animal management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a basic system configuration of the pet robot in FIG. 1.
3 is a block diagram illustrating a physical or functional configuration of a pet robot according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a process of controlling a pet's motion based on artificial intelligence performed by the pet robot of FIG. 1.
5 is a view showing a pet robot according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Since the description of the present invention is merely an embodiment for structural or functional description, the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited by the embodiments described in the text. That is, since the embodiments can be variously changed and have various forms, the scope of the present invention should be understood to include equivalents capable of realizing the technical idea. In addition, since the object or effect presented in the present invention does not mean that a specific embodiment should include all of them or only those effects, the scope of the present invention should not be understood as being limited thereto.

Meanwhile, the meaning of terms described in the present application should be understood as follows.

Terms such as "first" and "second" are used to distinguish one component from other components, and the scope of rights is not limited by these terms. For example, a first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, a second component may be referred to as a first component.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" to another component, it should be understood that although it may be directly connected to the other component, another component may exist in the middle. On the other hand, when it is mentioned that a certain component is "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that no other component exists in the middle. On the other hand, other expressions describing the relationship between the constituent elements, that is, "between" and "just between" or "neighboring to" and "directly neighboring to" should be interpreted as well.

Singular expressions are to be understood as including plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, and terms such as “comprise” or “have” refer to implemented features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or It is to be understood that it is intended to designate that a combination exists and does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features or numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

In each step, the identification code (for example, a, b, c, etc.) is used for convenience of explanation, and the identification code does not describe the order of each step, and each step has a specific sequence clearly in context. Unless otherwise stated, it may occur differently from the stated order. That is, each of the steps may occur in the same order as specified, may be performed substantially simultaneously, or may be performed in the reverse order.

The present invention can be embodied as computer-readable codes on a computer-readable recording medium, and the computer-readable recording medium includes all types of recording devices storing data that can be read by a computer system. . Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, and optical data storage devices. Further, the computer-readable recording medium is distributed over a computer system connected by a network, so that the computer-readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner.

All terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the field to which the present invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. Terms defined in commonly used dictionaries should be construed as having meanings in the context of related technologies, and cannot be construed as having an ideal or excessive formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application.

1 is a diagram illustrating a companion animal management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the companion animal management system 100 may include a user terminal 110, a pet robot 130, and a companion animal 150.

The user terminal 110 corresponds to a computing device capable of remotely checking or controlling the operation of the pet robot 130 and may be implemented as a smartphone, a laptop computer, or a computer, but is not necessarily limited thereto, and various devices such as a tablet PC It can also be implemented as The user terminal 110 may be connected to the pet robot 130 through a network, and the plurality of user terminals 110 may be connected to the pet robot 130 at the same time.

The pet robot 130 may correspond to a robot equipped with artificial intelligence capable of supporting management of the companion animal 150. The pet robot 130 may be equipped with artificial intelligence to learn information on surrounding conditions collected from a plurality of sensors. The pet robot 130 may perform processing into learning data that can be used for learning based on the collected information. For example, the pet robot 130 may perform data analysis or migration through preprocessing for data processing.

In one embodiment, the pet robot 130 may generate a plurality of independent learning models as needed for motion control. The pet robot 130 may recognize surrounding objects based on a learning model, determine intimacy with the recognized object, and may be implemented to express emotions or behaviors according to intimacy. Here, the emotion of the pet robot 130 may include joy, sadness, pain, depression, happiness, sleepiness, hunger, and the like, and a plurality of similar emotions may be classified into an emotion category of a higher concept.

The companion animal 150 may correspond to an animal that lives with a person, and respects various benefits provided by the animal to humans, and may be recognized as a person living with a person rather than a toy of a person. The companion animal 150 may include dogs and cats as representative examples, but not necessarily, and may include various animals capable of living with humans.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a basic system configuration of the pet robot in FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 2, the pet robot 130 may include a processor 210, a memory 230, a user input/output unit 250, and a network input/output unit 270.

The processor 210 can execute each procedure for controlling various operations of the pet robot 130 that supports management of the companion animal 150, and manages the memory 230 that is read or written throughout the process. In addition, a synchronization time between the volatile memory and the nonvolatile memory in the memory 230 may be scheduled. The processor 210 can control the overall operation of the pet robot 130, and is electrically connected to the memory 230, the user input/output unit 250, and the network input/output unit 270 to control the data flow between them. have. The processor 210 may be implemented as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) of the pet robot 130.

The memory 230 may include an auxiliary memory device that is implemented as a nonvolatile memory such as a solid state disk (SSD) or a hard disk drive (HDD) and is used to store all data required for the pet robot 130, and RAM A main memory device implemented with volatile memory such as (Random Access Memory) may be included.

The user input/output unit 250 may include an environment for receiving a user input and an environment for outputting specific information to a user. For example, the user input/output unit 250 may include an input device including an adapter such as a touch pad, a touch screen, an on-screen keyboard, or a pointing device, and an output device including an adapter such as a monitor or a touch screen. In one embodiment, the user input/output unit 250 may correspond to a computing device connected through a remote connection, and in such a case, the pet robot 130 may be performed as a server.

The network input/output unit 270 includes an environment for connecting to an external device or system through a network, and includes, for example, a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), and a VAN ( Value Added Network) may include an adapter for communication.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a physical or functional configuration of a pet robot according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the pet robot 130 may be implemented including a robot body 310, and the robot body 310 may be formed by combining an upper housing 311 and a lower housing 313 having a physical shape. The overall appearance of the pet robot 130 may be formed. The pet robot 130 may include a display module 320, a feeding module 330, and a remote control module 340 inside the upper housing 311, and a driving module 370 inside the lower housing 313 ) And a power supply module 380.

In addition, the pet robot 130 may include a surrounding situation recognition module 350 and a control module 360 inside the robot body 310 constituting the outer shape. Since the robot body 310 is formed by combining the upper housing 311 and the lower housing 313 with each other, the inside of the robot body 310 includes both the inside of the upper housing 311 and the inside of the lower housing 313 It can correspond to a space to be.

The display module 320 may be disposed outside the upper housing 311 to reproduce an image or video related to the emotion of the pet robot 130. The display module 320 may include a display panel for visually expressing the emotion of the pet robot 130, and may be implemented by including a touch function capable of receiving an external input. The pet robot 130 may express its own emotions according to surrounding situations by artificial intelligence, and may utilize a display as one of the means for expressing emotions.

In an embodiment, the display module 320 may provide a video call function by playing a user image received from the user terminal 110. More specifically, the display module 320 may show the user's image to the companion animal 150 in real time, and the pet robot 130 photographs the companion animal 150 through a camera installed inside the user terminal 110 ), it is possible to provide a video call between the user and the companion animal 150.

The feeding module 330 may be disposed inside the upper housing 311 and exposed to the outside of the robot body 310 to provide feed. The feeding module 330 may provide the feed stored in the pet robot 130 to the companion animal 150 by exposing it to the outside as needed.

In one embodiment, the feeding module 330 is disposed at the lower end of the feed container 331 for storing the feed, the feed container 335 for exposing the feed to the outside of the robot body 310, and the feed container 331 It may include a distributor 333 for distributing the feed to the feeding container 335. The feed container 331 may be implemented as a container material suitable for long-term storage of feed as a storage container capable of storing feed, and may be formed in a vertical direction with the ground for smooth supply of feed.

The feeding container 335 may be implemented in a form capable of effectively providing a certain amount of feed to the companion animal 150 by exposing it to the outside of the robot body 310. For example, by being implemented in a bowl shape and installed on a rail that can move in a horizontal direction, it may be exposed to the outside of the robot body 310 through a reciprocating movement. The dispenser 333 may be implemented in a form capable of distributing the feed stored in the feed container 331 to the feed container 335 in a certain amount, and may be disposed on the side of the feed container 331 instead of the lower end, as needed. . For example, the distributor 333 may be implemented in the form of a propeller, and a certain amount of feed existing in the space formed between the propeller blades may be distributed to the feeding container 335 through vertical rotation of the propeller.

In one embodiment, the feeding module 330 may include a feed container cover that constitutes a specific area of the upper housing 311 and is detachable from the upper housing 311. The feed container cover may be combined with the feed container 331 to prevent the feed stored in the feed container 331 from being exposed to the outside. The user can easily replenish feed to the feed container 331 by separating the feed container cover from the upper housing 311.

The remote control module 340 is disposed outside the upper housing 311 to remotely control an operation of at least one external system. The remote control module 340 may include a remote controller, and the remote controller may include an infrared LED emitting infrared rays.

Here, the external system may correspond to a device controllable through a remote controller, and may include, for example, a TV, an air conditioner, an audio system, and the like. The user can communicate with the pet robot 130 from the outside through the user terminal 110, and an external system located around the pet robot 130 through the remote control module 340 of the pet robot 130 Remote control can be performed.

The surrounding situation recognition module 350 may be disposed inside the robot body 310 to generate surrounding situation information of the pet robot 130 through a plurality of sensors. The plurality of sensors installed inside the pet robot 130 may include an illuminance sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a camera sensor, a distance sensor, a fall prevention sensor, a microphone, and the like. The surrounding situation recognition module 350 may generate surrounding situation information by using sensor data collected from a plurality of sensors. The surrounding situation information may include information on a specific time point, sensing values obtained from each sensor may be expressed in a form arranged according to a specific order, and may include secondary information derived through sensing values. .

The control module 360 is disposed inside the robot body 310 and learns surrounding situation information to control the operation of the robot regarding object recognition and emotion expression. The control module 360 may generate and utilize various learning models for the operation of the pet robot 130, and may generate learning data as a preprocessing process for learning. As a result of the learning, the learning model may be stored in an internal memory and used to control the motion of the pet robot 130.

For example, the control module 360 may recognize an object existing around the pet robot 130 based on the surrounding situation information through the learning model, determine the intimacy with the recognized object, and An emotion of the pet robot 130 at a corresponding time may be determined based on the surrounding situation information. In addition, the control module 360 may determine an operation according to the emotion of the pet robot 130 through the learning model.

In one embodiment, the control module 360 determines any one of a plurality of emotion categories according to intimacy with the recognized object, and a plurality of emotion categories included in the corresponding emotion category according to an emotion index calculated based on surrounding situation information. Any one of the emotion steps may be determined as the final emotion of the pet robot 130 to control the operation of the pet robot 130. The control module 360 may recognize an object existing around the pet robot 130 based on the surrounding situation information, and, for example, may determine a person, a companion animal, or various objects as the object.

Also, the control module 360 may determine intimacy with the recognized object. For example, the basic intimacy can be determined according to whether the object is a person, a companion animal, or an object, and the intimacy with the object can be specifically determined by adding or subtracting the intimacy according to the number or frequency of past recognition based on the basic intimacy. . In another embodiment, the control module 360 may recognize an object and determine intimacy with the object through the learning model. That is, the control module 360 may input the recognized object to the learning model and obtain the intimacy for the corresponding object as a numerical value.

The control module 360 may determine any one of a plurality of emotion categories based on intimacy with the object. The higher the intimacy with the object, the closer it can be expressed as an emotion close to joy, and the lower the intimacy with the object, the closer it can be expressed as an emotion close to sadness. In addition, the control module 360 may determine the emotion index of the pet robot 130 based on the surrounding situation information. The emotion index may correspond to a numerical expression of the emotion of the pet robot 130 according to the surrounding situation information, and the control module 360 may integrate and reflect various situations such as surrounding temperature, humidity, illuminance, and space characteristics to quantify it. It can be determined through a learning model that derives an emotion index based on the surrounding situation information. The control module 360 may first determine an emotion category based on intimacy and may secondly determine an emotion level in the corresponding emotion category based on the emotion index.

In an embodiment, the control module 360 may express an object, an emotion, and a state in an independent color through the display module 320. The control module 360 may visually display the situation of the pet robot to the outside through the display module 320. The control module 360 may display a color according to an object recognized around the pet robot 130 in an RGB format through the display module 320. The control module 360 may display a color according to the emotion of the pet robot 130 in RGB form through the display module 320. The control module 360 may display a color according to the state of the pet robot 130 in RGB form through the display module 320.

Here, the state of the pet robot 130 is a concept that is distinct from the emotion of the pet robot 130 and may correspond to an idea that the pet robot 130 may have at a specific point in time. The state of the pet robot 130 may be defined using artificial intelligence generated as a result of learning about surrounding situation information.

In one embodiment, the control module 360 determines any one of a plurality of behavior patterns based on the intimacy with the recognized object and surrounding situation information, and controls the operation of the pet robot 130 according to the corresponding behavior pattern. I can. The plurality of behavior patterns may include following, running away, hiding, dancing (dance), and the like. The control module 360 may control the operation of the pet robot 130 through a learning model that provides one of a plurality of behavior patterns as an output when intimacy and surrounding situation information are input.

In an embodiment, the control module 360 may control the driving module 370 to determine a recommended distance to the object and maintain the recommended distance to the object. The control module 360 may determine a recommended distance to the object based on the intimacy with the recognized object. For example, the recommended distance to a specific object may become closer as the intimacy with the object increases, and may increase as the intimacy decreases.

In one embodiment, the control module 360 determines a dance area including the position of the pet robot 130 when the corresponding behavior pattern is dance, and defines the position coordinates and dance motion within the dance area. It is possible to control the motion of the pet robot 130 according to the dancing motion by generating a dancing motion. The control module 360 may designate a space for performing a dance operation based on the current position of the pet robot 130 as a dance area. In addition, the control module 360 may control the motion of the pet robot 130 according to a dance motion generated in real time rather than a predetermined pattern in order to control the dance motion of the pet robot 130.

Here, the dance movement is a specific randomly selected from among a plurality of dance motions defined by moving to the corresponding position coordinates including arbitrary position coordinates within the dance area, rotation from the corresponding position coordinate, and reciprocating movement to the corresponding position coordinate. It can be determined as a dance motion. The control module 360 may randomly select a position coordinate and a dance motion to determine a dance motion, and control the motion of the pet robot 130 according to the corresponding dance motion, thereby expressing various patterns of dance motion.

In an embodiment, when receiving a remote control request for at least one external system, the control module 360 may control movement of the pet robot 130 to a remote control area learned about the corresponding external system. The remote control area may correspond to an area in which remote control for each external system can be best performed, and the control module 360 uses the learning result of the surrounding situation information to provide an optimal remote control area for each external system. Can be determined. When receiving a remote control request, the control module 360 may support smooth execution of remote control by moving the pet robot 130 to a remote control area for an external system associated with the request.

The driving module 370 may be disposed on the bottom surface of the lower housing 313 to drive the pet robot 130. In general, the driving module 370 may be implemented including a wheel, but is not limited thereto and may be implemented in various forms.

In one embodiment, the driving module 370 may include a plurality of wheels 371 for driving the robot body 310 and a driving motor 373 for rotating at least one of the plurality of wheels 371. . The drive motor 373 may control all the wheels 371 at the same time, and in some cases, the pet robot 130 may be operated by rotating only some of the plurality of wheels 371.

The power supply module 380 may be disposed inside the lower housing 313 to supply power to the pet robot 130. The power supply module 380 may supply power by wire or wirelessly.

In one embodiment, the power supply module 380 may include a battery 381 that supplies power and a charger 383 that charges the battery 381. The power supply module 380 may be implemented to include a battery 381 and a charger 383 inside so that the pet robot 130 can operate wirelessly. In another example, the power supply module 380 may be implemented in a form in which only the battery 381 is included in the pet robot 130 and a charger 383 is disposed outside the pet robot 130. In this case, the pet robot 130 may be implemented so that when the charging amount of the battery 381 falls below a certain value, it is automatically coupled to the charger 383 to perform charging of the battery 381.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a process of controlling a pet's motion based on artificial intelligence performed by the pet robot of FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 4, the pet robot 130 may collect surrounding situation information through the surrounding situation recognition module 350 and perform learning through the control module 360 (step S410). The pet robot 130 may recognize an object existing around the robot based on the learning information through the control module 360 (step S430). The pet robot 130 may determine an intimacy with the object through the control module 360 to determine the emotion of the pet robot 130 according to the surrounding situation information (step S450). The pet robot 130 may control the behavior of the pet robot 130 according to emotion through the control module 360. For example, the pet robot 130 may display a specific color or a specific action according to emotion (step S470).

5 is a view showing a pet robot according to an embodiment of the present invention. More specifically, Figure 5a is a front view of the pet robot 130, Figure 5b is a side view of the pet robot 130, Figure 5c is a rear view of the pet robot 130, Figure 5d is the pet robot 130 It is a bottom view. In addition, FIG. 5E is an exemplary diagram illustrating various operating states of the pet robot 130. Meanwhile, in FIG. 5, the pet robot 130 including the feeding module 510 is described as an example, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the pet robot 130 is also implemented in a form that does not include the feeding module 510 Can be.

Referring to FIG. 5A, the pet robot 130 may include an LCD() as a display module 320. The pet robot 130 may include a feeding module 510 and may include a remote control LED 580 as the remote control module 340. The pet robot 130 may include a plurality of sensors as the surrounding situation recognition module 350, for example, a distance sensor 520, a microphone 540, a camera 550, an infrared LED 560, and It may include an illuminance sensor 570. The pet robot 130 may include a plurality of wheels 501 and 502 as the driving module 330.

The driving module 370 may be implemented by including a wheel 501 rotating by a driving motor 373 and a wheel 502 that supports the robot body 310 and rotates passively. The distance sensor 520 may be disposed at a specific position facing the front of the robot body 310, and may be used to prevent a collision or a fall of the pet robot 130. The display module 320 may be implemented with the LED 530, but is not necessarily limited thereto, and may be implemented in various ways. The microphone 540, the camera 550, the infrared LED 560, and the remote control LED 580 may be arranged in a form aligned parallel to the top of the LED 530, and the illuminance sensor 570 is Can be placed on top.

Referring to FIG. 5B, the pet robot 130 may include speakers 590 on both side surfaces of the robot body 310. The speaker 590 may be implemented in a form included in the robot body to be protected from external impact. In one embodiment, the feeding module 510 may be implemented including a feed container cover 511, and the feed container cover 511 covers a specific area of the rear upper end of the upper housing 311 constituting the robot body 310. Can be formed. In addition, the feed container cover 511 may be implemented in a form that can be separated from the upper housing 311.

Referring to FIG. 5C, the pet robot 130 may be implemented by including a plurality of distance sensors 520, and may be disposed at a specific position of the rear portion of the robot body 310. The speaker 590 may be implemented by being disposed on both side surfaces of the robot body 310. Referring to FIG. 5D, the pet robot 130 may include a driving module 370, and the driving module 370 includes a plurality of wheels 501 and 502 and a driving motor 373 for driving the wheels. Can be implemented. In one embodiment, the driving module 370 includes a pair of wheels 501 rotating by power directly received from the driving motor 373 and one wheel 502 for assisting the operation of the pet robot 130 It can be implemented including.

5E, the pet robot 130 may be implemented including a feeding module 510 capable of providing feed to the companion animal 150, and the feeding module 510 includes a feeding container 513, a feed container It may include 512 and a distributor 333. In one embodiment, the feeding module 510 may further include a feed container cover 511. In the figure (a), the feeding module 510 provides feed to the companion animal 150 by distributing feed to the feeding tank 513 inside the robot body 310 and then exposing the feeding tank 513 to the outside. can do. In the figure (b), when the feed container cover 511 is removed, the feed container 512 disposed inside the robot body 310 may be exposed to the outside, and the user may supplement the feed container 512 with feed.

Although the above has been described with reference to preferred embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art will variously modify and change the present invention within the scope not departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention described in the following claims. You will understand that you can do it.

100: companion animal management system
501, 502: wheels
510: feeding module 511: feed container cover
512: feed container 513: feeding container
520: distance sensor 530: LCD
540: microphone 550: camera
560: infrared LED 570: illuminance sensor
580: remote control LED 590: speaker

Claims (8)

A robot body comprising an upper housing and a lower housing forming the outer shape of the robot and coupled to each other;
A surrounding situation recognition module disposed inside the robot body to generate surrounding situation information of the robot through a plurality of sensors;
A display module disposed outside the upper housing to reproduce an image or video related to the emotion of the robot;
A driving module disposed on the bottom surface of the lower housing to drive the robot;
A power supply module disposed inside the lower housing and including a battery for supplying power to the robot and a charger for charging the battery; And
A pet robot with artificial intelligence, which is disposed inside the robot body and includes a control module that learns the surrounding situation information and controls the operation of the robot regarding object recognition and emotion expression.
The method of claim 1,
Further comprising a feeding module disposed inside the upper housing and exposed to the outside of the robot body to provide feed,
The feeding module is
A feed container for storing the feed;
A feeding container for exposing the feed to the outside of the robot body; And
Pet robot with artificial intelligence, characterized in that it comprises a dispenser disposed at the lower end of the feed container to distribute the feed of a specific capacity to the feed container.
The method of claim 1, wherein the driving module
A plurality of wheels driving the robot body; And
Pet robot with artificial intelligence, characterized in that it comprises a drive motor to rotate at least one of the plurality of wheels.
The method of claim 1, wherein the control module
One of a plurality of emotion categories is determined according to the intimacy with the recognized object, and any one of the plurality of emotion steps included in the corresponding emotion category is performed according to the emotion index calculated based on the surrounding situation information. Pet robot with artificial intelligence, characterized in that determining as the final emotion and controlling the operation of the robot.
The method of claim 1, wherein the control module
Pet with artificial intelligence, characterized in that it controls the operation of the robot according to the corresponding behavior pattern by determining any one of a plurality of behavior patterns based on the intimacy with the recognized object and the surrounding situation information robot.
The method of claim 5, wherein the control module
When the corresponding behavior pattern is dance, a dance area including the position of the robot is determined, and a dance movement defined by a position coordinate and a dance motion is generated in the dance area, and the dance movement is performed according to the dance movement. Pet robot equipped with artificial intelligence, characterized in that to control the operation of the robot.
The method of claim 1,
A pet robot with artificial intelligence, further comprising a remote control module disposed outside the upper housing to remotely control an operation of at least one external system.
The method of claim 7, wherein the control module
When a remote control request for the at least one external system is received, a pet robot with artificial intelligence, characterized in that the movement of the robot is controlled to a remote control area learned about the corresponding external system.

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