TIME-DEPENDENT NAVIGATION OF TELEPRESENCE ROBOTS
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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 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 map, or by using a joystick or other peripheral device.
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30 Claims
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21. A telepresence robot, comprising:
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a drive system configured to move the robot about a robot environment; a control system configured to cause the drive system to move the robot along a navigation path; a mapping module in communication with the control system, the mapping module configured to access a map of the robot environment and at least one time-dependent navigation tag, the time-dependent navigation tag including a location on the map and a time-dependent cost value; a positioning system in communication with the control system, the positioning system configured to provide the robot'"'"'s current position on the map; a navigation system configured to generate the navigation path from the robot'"'"'s current position to a destination on the map based at least in part on the time-dependent cost value. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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