Abstract
Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors:“Techniques are known to control the movement of robots and ot her apparatuses in such a way thatthe robots can imitate something users feel a ffection for, such as friends and pets. For example, PatentLiterature 1 (Unexam ined Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2002-239960) describes a dog-type robotic device that behaves like an actual pet when an external stimulus such as a user stroking, lifting,or talking is applied. The robotic device includes a movable part including a servo motor and/or the like(a driving unit), and su ch a behavior can be realized by moving the head or the like connected to a gearmember or the like driven by the servo motor or the like.”
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