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Mobile human interface robot

  • US 8,930,019 B2
  • Filed: 09/23/2011
  • Issued: 01/06/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A mobile human interface robot comprising:

  • a drive system;

    a controller in communication with the drive system, the controller comprising a central processing unit, a general purpose graphics processing unit, and memory in electrical communication with the central processing unit and the general purpose graphics processing unit, the controller having a display operating state and a driving operating state; and

    an electronic display supported above the drive system and in communication with the controller;

    wherein the controller executes graphics computations on the general purpose graphics processing unit for displaying graphics on the electronic display during the display operating state; and

    wherein the controller executes mobility computations on the general purpose graphics processing unit for issuing commands to the drive system during the driving operating state, the controller executing the graphics computations and the mobility computations at separate times on the general purpose graphics processing unit.

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