DOCKING SYSTEM FOR A TELE-PRESENCE ROBOT
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Abstract
A remote controlled robot system that includes a mobile robot with a robot camera and a battery plug module, and a remote control station that transmits commands to control the mobile robot. The system also includes a battery charging module that mates with the mobile robot battery plug module, and an alignment system that aligns the battery plug module with the battery charging module. The battery modules may also be aligned with the aid of video images of the battery charging module provided to the remote station by a camera located within the battery plug module.
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60 Claims
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59. A remote controlled robot system, comprising:
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a robot with a robot camera and a robot monitor that move together in two degrees of freedom, a battery that powers said robot, a battery charger coupled to said battery, and a male electrical plug that is coupled to said battery charger and can be plugged into a wall socket; and
,a remote control station that includes a station camera and a station monitor, said remote control station transmits commands to control said mobile robot.
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60. (canceled)
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