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US 2004/0167668 A1Published application
Healthcare tele-robotic system with a robot that also functions as a remote station
AssigneeIntouch Technologies, Inc.
InventorsYulun Wang, Charles S. Jordan, Keith Phillip Laby, Jonathan Southard, Marco Pinter
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Abstract
A robotic system that includes a plurality of robots that are linked to a plurality of remote stations. The robots have an input device and software that allows control of another robot. This allows an operator in close physical proximity to a robot to operate another robot. Each robot can be either a master or slave device.
Claims44
A robot system, comprising:
- a first robot;
- and,
- a second robot that has an input device to control movement of said first robot.
A robot system, comprising:
- a first robot;
- and,
- a second robot with input means for controlling movement of said first robot.
A method for operating a robot, comprising:
- entering a command to move a first robot through an input of a second robot;
- and,
- moving the first robot.
A robot system, comprising:
- a broadband network;
- a first robot coupled to said broadband network;
- and,
- a second robot that is coupled to said broadband network and has an input device to control movement of said first robot.
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A robot system, comprising:
- a broadband network;
- a first robot coupled to said broadband network;
- and,
- a second robot that is coupled to said broadband network and has input means for controlling movement of said first robot.
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A method for operating a robot, comprising:
- entering a command to move a first robot through an input of a second robot;
- transmitting the command through a broadband network;
- and,
- moving the first robot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.