Mobile robot with removable fabric panels

A mobile robot, comprising:

• a motorized base configured to move and rotate the mobile robot;
• a power source configured to provide power to the motorized base;
• a housing body coupled to the motorized base;
• a set of fabric panels removably coupled around an exterior of the housing body, each fabric panel including an outer frame and fabric portion coupled around the outer frame, wherein at least one fabric panel comprises one or both of:
• a stretchy fabric material and a mesh fabric material;
• a set of sensors coupled to the housing body configured to detect signals that propagate through the set of fabric panels and to generate information representative of the detected signals;
• a robot head coupled to the housing body such that the housing body is coupled between the motorized base and the robot head;
• a display coupled to the robot head, the display configured to display a user interface associated with the mobile robot;
• and
• a wireless transceiver configured to provide the generated information to a receiving entity.

A mobile robot, comprising:

• a base configured to move and rotate the mobile robot;
• a housing body coupled to the base;
• a fabric panel removably coupled around an exterior of the housing body, the fabric panel including a set of elastic bands each configured to securely enclose the fabric panel around the mobile robot, wherein the fabric panel comprises one or both of:
• a stretchy fabric material and a mesh fabric material;
• and
• a set of sensors coupled to the housing body configured to detect signals that propagate through the fabric panel and to generate information representative of the detected signals.