Healthcare tele-robotic system with a robot that also functions as a remote station
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1. A mobile robot system, comprising:
- a first mobile robot with a camera and a monitor that move together in at least one degree of freedom; and
,a second mobile robot that has an input device controlled by a user to control movement of said first mobile robot across a floor surface, said second mobile robot having a camera and a monitor that move together in at least one degree of freedom.
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Abstract
A robotic system that includes a plurality of robots that are linked to a plurality of remote stations. The robots have an input device and software that allows control of another robot. This allows an operator in close physical proximity to a robot to operate another robot. Each robot can be either a master or slave device.
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1. A mobile robot system, comprising:
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a first mobile robot with a camera and a monitor that move together in at least one degree of freedom; and
,a second mobile robot that has an input device controlled by a user to control movement of said first mobile robot across a floor surface, said second mobile robot having a camera and a monitor that move together in at least one degree of freedom. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mobile robot system, comprising:
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a first mobile robot with a camera and a monitor that move together in at least one degree of freedom; and
,a second mobile robot with input means for controlling movement of said first mobile robot across a floor surface that is controlled by a user, said second mobile robot having a camera and a monitor that move together in at least one degree of freedom. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for operating a mobile robot, comprising:
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entering a command to move a first mobile robot through an input of a second mobile robot that is controlled by a user; moving the first mobile robot across a floor surface; moving together a camera and a monitor of the first mobile robot; and
, moving together a camera and a monitor of the second mobile robot. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A mobile robot system, comprising:
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a broadband network; a first mobile robot with a camera and a monitor that move together in at least one degree of freedom coupled to said broadband network; and
,a second mobile robot that is coupled to said broadband network and has an input device controlled by a user to control movement of said first mobile robot across a floor surface, said second mobile robot having a camera and a monitor that move together in at least one degree of freedom. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A mobile robot system, comprising:
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a broadband network; a first mobile robot with a camera and a monitor that move together in at least one degree of freedom coupled to said broadband network; and
,a second mobile robot that is coupled to said broadband network and has input means for controlling movement of said first mobile robot across a floor surface that is controlled by a user, said second mobile robot having a camera and a monitor that move together in at least one degree of freedom. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for operating a mobile robot, comprising:
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entering a command to move a first mobile robot through an input of a second mobile robot that is controlled by a user; transmitting the command through a broadband network; moving the first mobile robot across a floor surface; moving together a camera and a monitor of the first mobile robot; and
,moving together a camera and a monitor of the second mobile robot. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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