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Companion robot for personal interaction

  • US 20070192910A1
  • Filed: 09/29/2006
  • Published: 08/16/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A robot for regimen compliance management, comprising:

  • a processor;

    a memory accessible by the processor;

    a sensor capable of detecting a presence of a person within a detection range of the robot;

    a communication interface capable of generating a human-perceptible signal;

    a drive operatively connected to the processor that moves the robot;

    a scheduler routine executable on the processor that checks a medication dosage information for a medication event, and in advance of the medication event, initiates a person finding routine;

    a person finding routine executable on the processor that instructs the drive to move the robot about an environment and to stop in a position proximate a person; and

    a regimen compliance manager for ensuring compliance of a person with a regimen routine.

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