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Remote-controlled robot and robot self-position identification method

  • US 7,120,519 B2
  • Filed: 11/02/2004
  • Issued: 10/10/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A robot that can be remotely controlled, comprising:

  • a layout storage unit for storing a layout plan of a building;

    a communication unit for communicating with a remote terminal; and

    a travel control unit for controlling travel of a robot to a designated position, wherein;

    the robot identifies its own position, the robot receives a viewable picture from the remote terminal;

    a size of the layout picture stored in the memory is converted into a size of the viewable picture received from the remote terminal, and stored;

    the robot transmits the layout picture containing the identified own position to the remote terminal;

    the robot receives coordinates of a destination designated from the remote terminal;

    the robot calculates destination coordinates on a real scale from both a converted size and coordinates of the destination designated by the remote terminal;

    the robot produces a route to the destination; and

    the robot travels towards the destination.

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