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Social behavior rules for a medical telepresence robot

  • US 9,776,327 B2
  • Filed: 11/03/2015
  • Issued: 10/03/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A telepresence robot comprising:

  • a drive system configured to move the telepresence robot;

    a control system configured to control the drive system to drive the telepresence robot around a work area;

    an object detection system configured to detect a human in proximity to the telepresence robot; and

    a social behaviors component configured to provide instructions to the control system to cause the telepresence robot to operate according to a first set of rules when a presence of one or more humans is not detected and operate according to a second set of rules when the presence of one or more humans is detected;

    wherein the second set of rules comprise a first maximum speed outside a first radius of the human and a second maximum speed outside a second radius and within the first radius.

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