5 degrees of freedom mobile robot
First Claim
1. A robot, comprising:
- a housing;
a mobile platform that is attached to said housing and has three degrees of freedom;
a camera coupled to said housing;
a monitor mechanically coupled to said camera to move with said camera;
a first device that moves said camera and said monitor in a fourth degree of freedom; and
,a second device that moves said camera and said monitor in a fifth degree of freedom.
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Abstract
A robotic system that includes a remote controlled robot with at least five degrees of freedom and a teleconferencing function. The robot may include a camera, a monitor and a holonomic platform all attached to a robot housing. The robot may be controlled by a remote control station that also has a camera and a monitor. The remote control station may be linked to a base station that is wirelessly coupled to the robot. The cameras and monitors allow a care giver at the remote location to monitor and care for a patient through the robot. The holonomic platform provides three degrees of freedom to allow the robot to move about a home or facility to locate and/or follow a patient. The robot also has mechanisms to provide at least two degrees of freedom for the camera.
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46 Claims
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1. A robot, comprising:
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a housing; a mobile platform that is attached to said housing and has three degrees of freedom; a camera coupled to said housing; a monitor mechanically coupled to said camera to move with said camera; a first device that moves said camera and said monitor in a fourth degree of freedom; and
,a second device that moves said camera and said monitor in a fifth degree of freedom. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A robot, comprising:
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a housing; a mobile platform that is attached to said housing and has three degrees of freedom; a camera coupled to said housing; a monitor mechanically coupled to said camera to move with said camera; first movement means for moving said camera and said monitor in a fourth degree of freedom; and
,second movement means for moving said camera.and said monitor in a fifth degree of freedom. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A robot, comprising:
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a housing; a mobile platform that is attached to said housing and has three degrees of freedom; a camera coupled to said housing so that said camera can pivot about a pivot axis and spin about a spin axis; a monitor mechanically coupled to said camera to move with said camera; a first actuator coupled to said housing, said camera and said monitor; and
,a second actuator coupled to said housing, said camera and said monitor. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for operating a robot, comprising:
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moving a robot along a surface in three degrees of freedom, the robot having a camera that is mechanically coupled to and moves with a monitor; moving the camera and the monitor of the robot in a fourth degree of freedom; and
,moving the camera and the monitor in a fifth degree of freedom of the robot. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A robotic system, comprising:
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a remote station; and
,a robot coupled to said remote station, said robot including a mobile platform that has three degrees of freedom and a camera, and a monitor mechanically coupled to said camera to move with said camera, said camera and said monitor can move in a fourth degree of freedom and a fifth degree of freedom. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A robot head, comprising:
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a housing; a camera coupled to said housing so that said camera can pivot about a pivot axis and spin about a spin axis; a monitor mechanically coupled to said camera to move with said camera; a first actuator coupled to said housing, said camera and said monitor; and
,a second actuator coupled to said housing, said camera and said monitor. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A robot head, comprising:
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a housing; a camera coupled to said housing; a monitor mechanically coupled to said camera to move with said camera; first movement means for pivoting said camera and said monitor about a pivot axis; and
,second movement means for spinning said camera and said monitor about a spin axis. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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39. A method for operating a robot head, comprising:
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pivoting together a camera and a monitor of a robot head about a pivot axis, the monitor being mechanically coupled to the camera to move with the camera; and
,spinning the camera and a monitor of the robot head about a spin axis. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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42. A robotic system, comprising:
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a remote station; and
,a robot head coupled to said remote station, said robot head including a camera and a monitor mechanically coupled to said camera to rotate with said camera, said camera and said monitor can pivot together about a pivot axis and spin about a spin axis. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46)
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