Claims
- 1. A robot, comprising:
a housing; a platform that is attached to said housing and has three degrees of freedom; a camera coupled to said housing; a monitor coupled to said housing; a first device that moves said camera in a fourth degree of freedom; and, a second device that moves said camera in a fifth degree of freedom.
- 2. The robot of claim 1, wherein said first device moves said monitor.
- 3. The robot of claim 1, wherein said second device moves said monitor.
- 4. The robot of claim 1, wherein said platform is a holonomic platform.
- 5. The robot of claim 1, wherein said camera pivots about a pivot axis.
- 6. The robot of claim 1, wherein said camera spins about a spin axis.
- 7. The robot of claim 1, wherein the pivot axis intersects the spin axis.
- 8. The robot of claim 1, further comprising a wireless transceiver coupled to said housing.
- 9. The robot of claim 1, wherein said first and second devices each include an electric motor.
- 10. A robot, comprising:
a housing; a platform that is attached to said housing and has three degrees of freedom; a camera coupled to said housing; a monitor coupled to said housing; first movement means for moving said camera in a fourth degree of freedom; and, second movement means for moving said camera in a fifth degree of freedom.
- 11. The robot of claim 10, wherein said first movement means moves said monitor.
- 12. The robot of claim 10, wherein said second movement means moves said monitor.
- 13. The robot of claim 10, wherein said platform is a holonomic platform.
- 14. The robot of claim 10, wherein said camera pivots about a pivot axis.
- 15. The robot of claim 10, wherein said camera spins about a spin axis.
- 16. The robot of claim 10, wherein the pivot axis intersects the spin axis.
- 17. The robot of claim 10, further comprising a wireless transceiver coupled to said housing.
- 18. The robot of claim 10, wherein said first and second movement means each include an electric motor.
- 19. A robot, comprising:
a housing; a platform that is attached to said housing and has three degrees of freedom; a camera coupled to said housing so that said camera can pivot about a pivot axis and spin about a spin axis; a monitor coupled to said housing; a first actuator coupled to said housing and said camera; and, a second actuator coupled to said housing and said camera.
- 20. The robot of claim 19, wherein said first actuator is an electric motor.
- 21. The robot of claim 19, wherein said second actuator is an electric motor.
- 22. The robot of claim 19, wherein said platform is a holonomic platform.
- 23. The robot of claim 19, wherein the pivot axis intersects the spin axis.
- 24. The robot of claim 19, further comprising a wireless transceiver coupled to said housing.
- 25. The robot of claim 19, wherein said first and second actuators are coupled to said monitor.
- 26. A method for operating a robot, comprising:
moving a robot along a surface in three degrees of freedom, the robot having a camera and a monitor; moving the camera of the robot in a fourth degree of freedom; and, moving the camera in a fifth degree of freedom of the robot.
- 27. The method of claim 26, wherein the fourth degree of freedom is pivoting the camera about a pivot axis and the fifth degree of freedom is spinning the camera about a spin axis.
- 28. The method of claim 26, wherein the monitor moves in the fourth and fifth, degrees of freedom.
- 29. The method of claim 26, further comprising wirelessly transmitting instructions to the robot.
- 30. A robotic system, comprising:
a remote station; and, a robot coupled to said remote station, said robot including a platform that has three degrees of freedom and a camera and a monitor, said camera can move in a fourth degree of freedom and a fifth degree of freedom.
- 31. The robot system of claim 30, wherein said remote station includes a computer.
- 32. The robot system of claim 31, wherein said remote station includes an input device.
- 33. The robot system of claim 30, wherein said robot includes a wireless transceiver.
- 34. The robot system of claim 33, further comprising a base station coupled to said wireless transceiver and said remote station.
- 35. The robot system of claim 30, wherein said monitor moves in the fourth and fifth degrees of freedom.
- 36. A robot head, comprising:
a housing; a camera coupled to said housing so that said camera can pivot about a pivot axis and spin about a spin axis; a monitor coupled to said housing; a first actuator coupled to said housing and said camera; and, a second actuator coupled to said housing and said camera.
- 37. The robot head of claim 36, wherein said first actuator is an electric motor.
- 38. The robot head of claim 36, wherein said second actuator is an electric motor.
- 39. The robot head of claim 36, wherein the pivot axis intersects the spin axis.
- 40. The robot head of claim 36, further comprising a wireless transceiver coupled to said housing.
- 41. The robot head of claim 36, wherein said monitor pivots about the pivot axis and spins about the spin axis.
- 42. A robot head, comprising:
a housing; a camera coupled to said housing; a monitor coupled to said housing; first movement means for pivoting said camera about a pivot axis; and, second movement means for spinning said camera about a spin axis.
- 43. The robot head of claim 42, wherein said first movement means pivots said monitor.
- 44. The robot head of claim 42, wherein said second movement means spins said monitor.
- 45. The robot head of claim 42, wherein the pivot axis intersects the spin axis.
- 46. The robot head of claim 42, further comprising a wireless transceiver coupled to said housing.
- 47. The robot head of claim 42, wherein said first and second movements means include an electric motor.
- 48. A method for operating a robot head, comprising:
pivoting a camera of a robot head about a pivot axis, the robot head also having a monitor; and, spinning the camera of the robot head about a spin axis.
- 49. The method of claim 48, further comprising pivoting and spinning the monitor.
- 50. The method of claim 48, further comprising wirelessly transmitting instructions to the robot.
- 51. A robotic system, comprising:
a remote station; and, a robot head coupled to said remote station, said robot head including a camera and a monitor, said camera can pivot about a pivot axis and spin about a spin axis.
- 52. The robot system of claim 51, wherein said remote station includes a computer.
- 53. The robot system of claim 52, wherein said remote station includes an input device.
- 54. The robot system of claim 51, wherein said robot head includes a wireless transceiver.
- 55. The robot system of claim 54, further comprising a base station coupled to said wireless transceiver and said remote station.
- 56. The robot system of claim 51, wherein said monitor pivots about the pivot axis and spins about the spin axis.
REFERENCE TO CROSS-RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to Provisional Application No. 60/440,586 filed on Jan. 15, 2003.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60440586 |
Jan 2003 |
US |