Companion Robot for Personal Interaction
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Abstract
A mobile robot guest for interacting with a human resident performs a room-traversing search procedure prior to interacting with the resident, and may verbally query whether the resident being sought is present. Upon finding the resident, the mobile robot may facilitate a teleconferencing session with a remote third party, or interact with the resident in a number of ways. For example, the robot may carry on a dialogue with the resident, reinforce compliance with medication or other schedules, etc. In addition, the robot incorporates safety features for preventing collisions with the resident; and the robot may audibly announce and/or visibly indicate its presence in order to avoid becoming a dangerous obstacle. Furthermore, the mobile robot behaves in accordance with an integral privacy policy, such that any sensor recording or transmission must be approved by the resident.
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28 Claims
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11. A robot capable of human-robot interaction, comprising:
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a head assembly including; a display; at least one camera mounted near the display to direct an objective lens of the camera in the same direction as the display; and a rotatable pivot supporting the at least one camera, wherein the at least one camera is movable to prevent the objective lens of the camera from viewing an area around the robot. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A robot capable of human-robot interaction, comprising:
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a head assembly including; a display; at least one camera mounted near the display to direct an objective lens of the camera, the at least one camera movable to direct the objective lens of the camera from a viewing an area around the robot. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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