5 Degress of freedom mobile robot
First Claim
1. A robot, comprising:
- a housing;
a platform that is attached to said housing and has three degrees of freedom;
a camera coupled to said housing;
a monitor coupled to said housing;
a first device that moves said camera in a fourth degree of freedom; and
, a second device that moves said camera in a fifth degree of freedom.
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Abstract
A robotic system that includes a remote controlled robot with at least five degrees of freedom and a teleconferencing function. The robot may include a camera, a monitor and a holonomic platform all attached to a robot housing. The robot may be controlled by a remote control station that also has a camera and a monitor. The remote control station may be linked to a base station that is wirelessly coupled to the robot. The cameras and monitors allow a care giver at the remote location to monitor and care for a patient through the robot. The holonomic platform provides three degrees of freedom to allow the robot to move about a home or facility to locate and/or follow a patient. The robot also has mechanisms to provide at least two degrees of freedom for the camera.
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56 Claims
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1. A robot, comprising:
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a housing;
a platform that is attached to said housing and has three degrees of freedom;
a camera coupled to said housing;
a monitor coupled to said housing;
a first device that moves said camera in a fourth degree of freedom; and
,a second device that moves said camera in a fifth degree of freedom. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A robot, comprising:
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a housing;
a platform that is attached to said housing and has three degrees of freedom;
a camera coupled to said housing;
a monitor coupled to said housing;
first movement means for moving said camera in a fourth degree of freedom; and
,second movement means for moving said camera in a fifth degree of freedom. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A robot, comprising:
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a housing;
a platform that is attached to said housing and has three degrees of freedom;
a camera coupled to said housing so that said camera can pivot about a pivot axis and spin about a spin axis;
a monitor coupled to said housing;
a first actuator coupled to said housing and said camera; and
,a second actuator coupled to said housing and said camera. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for operating a robot, comprising:
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moving a robot along a surface in three degrees of freedom, the robot having a camera and a monitor;
moving the camera of the robot in a fourth degree of freedom; and
,moving the camera in a fifth degree of freedom of the robot. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A robotic system, comprising:
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a remote station; and
,a robot coupled to said remote station, said robot including a platform that has three degrees of freedom and a camera and a monitor, said camera can move in a fourth degree of freedom and a fifth degree of freedom. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A robot head, comprising:
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a housing;
a camera coupled to said housing so that said camera can pivot about a pivot axis and spin about a spin axis;
a monitor coupled to said housing;
a first actuator coupled to said housing and said camera; and
,a second actuator coupled to said housing and said camera. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A robot head, comprising:
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a housing;
a camera coupled to said housing;
a monitor coupled to said housing;
first movement means for pivoting said camera about a pivot axis; and
,second movement means for spinning said camera about a spin axis. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method for operating a robot head, comprising:
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pivoting a camera of a robot head about a pivot axis, the robot head also having a monitor; and
,spinning the camera of the robot head about a spin axis. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50)
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51. A robotic system, comprising:
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a remote station; and
,a robot head coupled to said remote station, said robot head including a camera and a monitor, said camera can pivot about a pivot axis and spin about a spin axis. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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