Abstract: Disclosed are a mobile robot system including a server of creating and storing traveling information about moving space and a mobile robot of travelling on the moving space, wherein the mobile robot comprises a driving portion configured to move the mobile robot, a communication device configured to receive the traveling information from the server and a controller configured to control the driving portion based on the traveling information received from the communication device and wherein the server receives information about the moving space from at least one external robot, and creates the traveling information based on the information about the moving space.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a movable object and a movable object control method. The movable object control method may include acquiring an image of a movable object's surroundings, acquiring a signal having strength changing depending on a location of the movable object, generating a map on the basis of the signal and the image of the surroundings of the movable object, and applying the map to an algorithm to acquire a learned algorithm.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a movable object and a method for controlling the same. A method for controlling a movable object may include acquiring virtual data representing distances between each of a plurality of positions within an area and surfaces in the area, in a plurality of directions, respectively, based on a map of the area. An algorithm, such as a machine learning algorithm, may be executed that outputs positions corresponding to the virtual data. Actual distance data between the movable object and a plurality of surfaces in the vicinity of the movable object may be acquired. An actual position of the movable object may then be estimated corresponding to the actual distance data by executing the algorithm using the actual distance data. The movable object may be controlled based on the estimated actual position.

Abstract: A cleaning robot includes a data acquisition unit that acquires actual sensor data by measuring a distance from a current position to an object to be measured; a local map acquisition unit that acquires a local map by scanning the vicinity of the current position based on an environmental map stored in advance; and a processor that determines coordinates of the current position for the local map by performing matching between the local map and the actual sensor data, and determines a traveling direction based on the current position by calculating a main segment angle of a line segment existing in the local map.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an endoscope system and a control method thereof. The control method includes acquiring plural omnidirectional images of the surroundings of an endoscope using a stereo omnidirectional camera mounted on the endoscope, calculating distances between the endoscope and an object around the endoscope using the acquired plural omnidirectional images, and executing an operation to avoid collision between the endoscope and the object around the endoscope based on the calculated distances, thus facilitating safe operation of the endoscope.

Abstract: An electronic device to be put on a cradle may include a housing including a part in a hemispherical shape and physically coming into contact with the cradle in an arbitrary position when the electronic device is put on the cradle, a display arranged on another part of the housing, a camera module to obtain an image in a direction that the display faces, a sensor module to sense an orientation of the electronic device; and a processor to determine a target orientation of the electronic device based on the obtained image, and create control data to change the orientation of the electronic device based on the sensed orientation and the target orientation of the electronic device.

Abstract: A mobile robot and method for controlling the same are provided creating patches in images captured by a camera while the mobile robot is moving, estimating motion blur of the patches, and correcting the position of the mobile robot based on the patch from which the motion blur is eliminated, thereby increasing precision in tracking and reliability through accurate mapping. The mobile robot includes a main body, a traveler to move the main body, a camera combined with the main body to capture an image of a surrounding of the main body, a position detector to create a patch in the image captured by the camera, estimate a motion blur of the patch, and track a position of the main body based on the created patch from which the motion blur is eliminated, and a controller to control the traveler based on the position of the main body.

Abstract: There is provided a method of controlling a wearable robot. The method includes measuring an electrical signal from a scalp of a wearer, estimating a current walking speed of the wearer using the measured electrical signal, and outputting assistive torque which allows the estimated current walking speed to approximate a target walking speed.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a robot cleaner and a control method of the robot cleaner, more particularly, to a robot cleaner configured to correct position information of the robot cleaner by acquiring a position of a docking station during the robot clear drives and to correct a map by using corrected position information, and a control method of the robot cleaner.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a movable object and a method for controlling the same. A method for controlling a movable object may include acquiring virtual data representing distances between each of a plurality of positions within an area and surfaces in the area, in a plurality of directions, respectively, based on a map of the area. An algorithm, such as a machine learning algorithm, may be executed that outputs positions corresponding to the virtual data. Actual distance data between the movable object and a plurality of surfaces in the vicinity of the movable object may be acquired. An actual position of the movable object may then be estimated corresponding to the actual distance data by executing the algorithm using the actual distance data. The movable object may be controlled based on the estimated actual position.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a movable object and a movable object control method. The movable object control method may include acquiring an image of a movable object's surroundings, acquiring a signal having strength changing depending on a location of the movable object, generating a map on the basis of the signal and the image of the surroundings of the movable object, and applying the map to an algorithm to acquire a learned algorithm.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a mobile robot system including a server of creating and storing traveling information about moving space and a mobile robot of travelling on the moving space, wherein the mobile robot comprises a driving portion configured to move the mobile robot, a communication device configured to receive the traveling information from the server and a controller configured to control the driving portion based on the traveling information received from the communication device and wherein the server receives information about the moving space from at least one external robot, and creates the traveling information based on the information about the moving space. Disclosed herein are a mobile robot system and a mobile robot capable of receiving information about moving space received from another mobile robot from an external server, and then performing deep learning based on the information about the moving space so as to travel safely and flexibly in various environments.

Abstract: A robot that moves to a position indicated by a remote device, and a method for controlling the moving robot. The moving robot according to an embodiment includes a traveling unit that moves a main body, a light reception unit that receives light, and a control unit that determines a traveling direction of the moving robot by filtering the light received from the light reception unit in accordance with a probability-based filtering method, and controls the traveling unit so that the main body travels in the traveling direction.

Abstract: An optical scanning probe and an apparatus to generate three-dimensional (3D) data using the same are provided. The apparatus to generate 3D data includes an optical scanning probe that scans light generated from a light emitter over an object to be measured, a distance calculation processor that calculates a distance between the optical scanning probe and the object to be measured, based on the light scanned over the object to be measured and light reflected from the object to be measured; and a depth image generation processor that generates 3D data based on a scanning direction of the optical scanning probe and the distance between the optical scanning probe and the object to be measured.

Abstract: An apparatus for returning of robot and a returning method thereof are provided, in which the apparatus for returning of robot includes a signal transmitter which is disposed on a charging station and transmits a single front signal and a plurality of distance signals including first, second and third distance signals, a signal receiver which is disposed on the robot and includes a plurality of receiving sensors to receive any one among the single front signal and one among the plurality of distance signals, and a controller which calculates an angle of the charging station by using one among the received single front signal and the plurality of received distance signals and controls the driving so that the robot can return to the charging station by using the calculated angle of the charging station.

Abstract: An electronic device to be put on a cradle may include a housing including a part in a hemispherical shape and physically coming into contact with the cradle in an arbitrary position when the electronic device is put on the cradle, a display arranged on another part of the housing, a camera module to obtain an image in a direction that the display faces, a sensor module to sense an orientation of the electronic device; and a processor to determine a target orientation of the electronic device based on the obtained image, and create control data to change the orientation of the electronic device based on the sensed orientation and the target orientation of the electronic device.

Abstract: A robot cleaner includes a traveling unit to move a main body, an obstacle sensing unit to sense an obstacle, a light reception unit to receive modulated light according to a control command of a user, and a controller to control the traveling unit so that the main body traces a light spot formed by the light. If an obstacle is detected, the controller controls the traveling unit such that the main body traces an outline of the obstacle according to the light spot position and the obstacle position.

Abstract: A mobile robot and method for controlling the same are provided creating patches in images captured by a camera while the mobile robot is moving, estimating motion blur of the patches, and correcting the position of the mobile robot based on the patch from which the motion blur is eliminated, thereby increasing precision in tracking and reliability through accurate mapping. The mobile robot includes a main body, a traveler to move the main body, a camera combined with the main body to capture an image of a surrounding of the main body, a position detector to create a patch in the image captured by the camera, estimate a motion blur of the patch, and track a position of the main body based on the created patch from which the motion blur is eliminated, and a controller to control the traveler based on the position of the main body.

Abstract: A robot cleaner and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The robot cleaner includes: a main body; one or more infrared ray (IR) sensors configured to receive IR signals from a transmission device in various directions; a drive motor configured to move the main body toward the transmission device upon receiving a control signal from a controller; and a controller configured to remove reflected waves from among the plurality of IR signals by generating a transmission device direction estimation value, and control driving of the main body using the drive motor on the basis of the transmission device direction estimation value.

Abstract: A robot cleaner and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The robot cleaner includes a main body; a driver configured to move the main body; a storage configured to store a topological map and a grid map generated on the basis of a floor plan of a cleaning space; and a controller configured to control the driver in a manner that the main body travels in the cleaning space on the basis of the topological map and the grid map. The topological map and the grid map are generated prior to initial traveling of the cleaning space.