Interfacing With A Mobile Telepresence Robot
First Claim
1. A telepresence robot, comprising:
- an upper portion;
a lower portion rotatably connected to the upper portion;
a drive system configured to move the telepresence robot according to drive instructions;
a control system in communication with the drive system, the control system configured to generate drive instructions to cause the drive system to move the telepresence robot; and
a rotation system configured to rotate the robot from a first heading to a second heading by rotating the upper portion and the lower portion independently.
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Abstract
A telepresence robot may include a drive system, a control system, an imaging system, and a mapping module. The mapping module may access a plan view map of an area and tags associated with the area. In various embodiments, each tag may include tag coordinates and tag information, which may include a tag annotation. A tag identification system may identify tags within a predetermined range of the current position and the control system may execute an action based on an identified tag whose tag information comprises a telepresence robot action modifier. The telepresence robot may rotate an upper portion independent from a lower portion. A remote terminal may allow an operator to control the telepresence robot using any combination of control methods, including by selecting a destination in a live video feed, by selecting a destination on a plan view map, or by using a joystick or other peripheral device.
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53 Claims
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1. A telepresence robot, comprising:
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an upper portion; a lower portion rotatably connected to the upper portion; a drive system configured to move the telepresence robot according to drive instructions; a control system in communication with the drive system, the control system configured to generate drive instructions to cause the drive system to move the telepresence robot; and a rotation system configured to rotate the robot from a first heading to a second heading by rotating the upper portion and the lower portion independently. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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52. A method for changing a heading of a robot comprising:
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transmitting a heading to a control system of a robot, the control system of the robot in communication with a drive system configured to move the robot according to drive instructions; and rotating, via the drive system, an upper portion of the robot toward the heading independently from the lower portion of the robot.
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53. (canceled)
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