Robot Utility and Interface Device

A robot for providing an interactive interface, comprising:

• a plurality of sensors configured for obtaining data associated with a physical environment, the plurality of sensors including one or more cameras, the data associated with the physical environment usable for constructing a map of the physical environment, for identifying a position of a user within the physical environment, and for identifying a surface within the physical environment for projecting the interactive interface onto;
• a processor configured for processing the data associated with the physical environment for determining a location within the physical environment where the robot is to move for said projecting the interactive interface based on the map of the physical environment, the position of the user, and a location of the surface;
• a locomotion unit configured for moving the robot to the location within the physical environment;
• a graphics unit configured for rendering the interactive interface;
• and
• a projector system configured for said projecting the interactive interface onto the surface, the interactive interface including a plurality of input options;
• wherein the one or more cameras are configured to capture a plurality of images of the interactive interface while the interactive interface is being interacted with by the user, and wherein the processor is further configured to process the plurality of images for determining a selection by the user of an input option.

A method for providing a gaming session by a robot, comprising:

• receiving, from a user, an instruction for executing a video game;
• identifying a position of the user within the physical environment;
• identifying attributes of a surface within the physical environment for projecting the video game;
• determining a game controller from a plurality of game controllers to be used by the user for interacting with the video game;
• establishing a wireless connection with the game controller;
• the robot moving to a first location proximal to the user for providing the game controller to the user based on the position of the user;
• the robot moving to a second location for projecting a graphical output of the video game based on the position of the user and the attributes of the surface;
• and
• executing the video game and projecting the graphical output of the video game onto the surface, wherein the game controller enables the user to interact with the video game.