Interfacing with a mobile telepresence robot

A telepresence robot, comprising:

• a drive system configured to move the telepresence robot according to drive instructions;
• a control system in communication with the drive system, the control system configured to generate drive instructions to cause the drive system to move the telepresence robot;
• an imaging system in communication with the control system;
• a mapping module in communication with the control system, the mapping module configured to access a map data source, the map data source comprising:
• a plan view map representative of robot-navigable areas of a robot operating surface;
• and
• a plurality of tags, each tag being a data structure comprising spatial coordinates locatable relative to the plan view map and tag information having a robot action modifier, wherein the spatial coordinates are associated with robot-navigable areas of the operating surface;
• a positioning system in communication with the control system configured to provide positioning information associated with a current position;
• a tag identification system configured to identify at least one tag relevant to a navigation path of the telepresence robot;
• and
• a communication system configured to facilitate communication between the control system and a remote terminal, and
• wherein the control system is configured to be triggered to execute a responsive action based on the robot action modifier of an identified tag.