Humanoid Robot Head and Neck Assembly for Display Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing humanoid robots lack a durable and adaptable head design that can effectively communicate and interact with humans while withstanding harsh environments, and their displays are vulnerable to damage from contaminants and physical impacts.
Innovation Solution
A humanoid robot head design incorporating a versatile display system protected by a frontal shell, which safeguards the display from contaminants and physical damage, enhances durability, and provides aesthetically pleasing visual feedback.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the display is exposed to enable human-robot interaction, then communication effectiveness is improved, but vulnerability to contaminants and physical damage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a protective shell as an intermediary component between the display and the external environment. This shell physically separates the display from contaminants and impact sources while maintaining visual communication functionality, allowing the display to remain protected yet accessible for human-robot interaction.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs a shell structure that provides physical protection while maintaining visual transparency or display visibility. This thin protective barrier allows light and visual information to pass through while blocking physical contaminants and impacts, resolving the contradiction between protection and interaction.
2Reliability
If the display is protected by a shell, then durability against contaminants and physical damage is improved, but visual feedback quality may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The protective shell is designed with optical properties that allow visual information to pass through while providing physical protection. The shell material and design enable high-quality visual feedback to reach users without compromising protection, maintaining both durability and visual feedback quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The shell may incorporate optical properties such as transparency, translucency, or color characteristics that enhance or maintain visual feedback quality while providing protection. The optical design ensures that visual information remains clear and effective for human-robot interaction.
3Ease of manufacture
If the head design is simplified for manufacturing, then production cost is reduced, but adaptability to different environments deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The head assembly is designed with universal components that serve multiple functions. The protective shell, for example, provides both physical protection and visual communication functions. This multi-functionality reduces the number of separate components needed, simplifying manufacturing while maintaining environmental adaptability through the shell's protective and optical properties.
Solution Approach 2:
The head assembly incorporates adjustable or adaptable elements that can respond to different environmental conditions. The shell design may include features that can be configured or adjusted for different operating environments, providing versatility without requiring completely different head assemblies for each environment.
Data Source
AI summary
A humanoid robot includes an upper region includes a head and neck assembly having a neck portion and a head portion coupled to the neck portion. Said head portion includes: a rear shell, and a frontal shell coupled to the rear shell to define a head volume between the frontal shell and the rear shell, and an electronics assembly with a display located in the head volume between the frontal shell and the rear shell. The frontal shell of the head housing assembly includes: a first arc length at a first location below the display, a second arc length at a second location aligned with a portion of the display, and wherein said second arc length is greater than the first arc length, and a third arc length at a third location above the display, and wherein said third arc length is greater than both the first arc length and the second arc length.