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Interactive personalized robot for home use

  • US 7,349,758 B2
  • Filed: 12/18/2003
  • Issued: 03/25/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An interactive robotic system for a home environment comprising:

  • a home network in communication with at least one electronic device; and

    a robot in communication with said home network and capable of controlling said at least one electronic device, said robot further including a plurality of modules for personally communicating with a user;

    wherein said user can control said robot and said at least one electronic device by communicating with said robot; and

    wherein said robot further includes a text-to-speech module and a speaker linked to said text-to-speech module for emitting a synthesized voice from said robot for communicating with said user and said robot knows a location of said user relative to said robot and positions itself relative to said user so as to optimize emitting said synthesized voice to said user.

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