Remote controlled robot system that provides medical images

A remote controlled robot system, comprising:

• a mobile robot with a robot monitor, and a robot camera that captures a robot image, said mobile robot having an auxiliary video port;
• a medical image device that is coupled to said auxiliary video port and can capture a medical image of a patient;
• and,
• a remote control station that transmits commands to control said mobile robot, said remote control station includes a camera that captures a remote station image and a monitor that displays the robot image captured by said robot camera in a robot view field, displays said remote station image in a station view field, said remote control station includes a graphical user interface with an auxiliary video graphical input that can be selected by a user to display said medical image in said robot view field, said robot transmits said robot and medical images to said remote control station such that a larger portion of a network bandwidth is allocated for said medical image than said robot image.

A method for reviewing images of a patient, comprising:

• moving a robot that has a monitor and a camera adjacent to a patient with a remote control station that includes a camera and a monitor;
• capturing a robot image with the robot camera;
• transmitting the robot image to the remote control station;
• displaying the robot image on the remote control station monitor;
• moving a medical image device on a patient by a technician;
• capturing a medical image of the patient with the medical image device, the captured medical image being provided to the robot;
• transmitting the medical image from the robot to the remote control station;
• and,
• displaying the medical image on the remote control station monitor.