Title:
FIVE DEGREES OF FREEDOM MOBILE ROBOT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004065073
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
A robotic system (10) that includes a remote controlled robot (12) with at least five degrees of freedom and a teleconferencing function. The robot may include a camera, a monitor and a holonomic platform all attached to a robot housing. The robot may be controlled by a remote control station (16) that also has a camera (26) and a monitor (24). The remote control station may be linked to a base station (14) that is wirelessly coupled to the robot. The cameras and monitors allow a care giver at the remote location to monitor and care for a patient through the robot. The holonomic platform provides three degrees of freedom to allow the robot to move about a home or facility to locate and/or follow a patient. The robot also has mechanisms to provide at least two degrees of freedom for the camera.
Inventors:
WANG YULUN (US)
JORDAN CHARLES S (US)
LABY KEITH PHILIP (US)
CUEVAS JAMES (US)
SOUTHARD JONATHAN (US)
MEDUS MIKE (US)
BUTNER STEVEN EDWARD (US)
JORDAN CHARLES S (US)
LABY KEITH PHILIP (US)
CUEVAS JAMES (US)
SOUTHARD JONATHAN (US)
MEDUS MIKE (US)
BUTNER STEVEN EDWARD (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/000744
Publication Date:
April 17, 2008
Filing Date:
January 12, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
INTOUCH HEALTH INC (US)
International Classes:
G06F19/00; A61B17/00; A61B19/00; G06F11/00
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