Docking system for a tele-presence robot
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1. A remote controlled robot system, comprising:
- a mobile robot with a robot camera, a plug module including a plurality of electrical contacts, and a movement platform;
a remote control station that transmits commands to control said mobile robot;
a charging module that mates with said plug module, wherein said plug module can pivot relative to said robot about a vertical axis; and
,an alignment system that aligns said plug module with said charging module, said charging module includes a sensor in said plug module.
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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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1. A remote controlled robot system, comprising:
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a mobile robot with a robot camera, a plug module including a plurality of electrical contacts, and a movement platform; a remote control station that transmits commands to control said mobile robot; a charging module that mates with said plug module, wherein said plug module can pivot relative to said robot about a vertical axis; and
,an alignment system that aligns said plug module with said charging module, said charging module includes a sensor in said plug module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A remote controlled robot system, comprising:
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a mobile robot with a robot camera and a movement platform; a plug module that includes a plurality of electrical contacts including a short grounded contact that has a length shorter than said other electrical contacts; a remote control station that transmits commands to control said mobile robot; a charging module that mates with said plug module; and
,an alignment system that aligns said plug module with said battery charging module by permitting said plug module to pivot relative to said robot about a vertical axis.
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9. A method for charging a remote controlled robot system, comprising:
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providing a mobile robot with that has a robot camera, a plug module including a plurality of electrical contacts that includes a short grounded contact that has a length shorter than said other electrical contacts, and a movement platform; providing a remote control station that transmits commands to control movement of said mobile robot; moving the mobile robot until a charging module mates with said plug module, wherein said plug module includes an alignment system that aligns said plug module with said battery charging module by permitting said plug module to pivot relative to said robot about a vertical axis.
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