Projection of interactive map data

A robot comprising:

• a command interface configured to receive a command;
• a communication module configured to:
• query a computing device with information associated with the command;
• and
• receive map data associated with the command from the computing device;
• a movement module configured to move the robot along a predetermined path based on the map data;
• and
• an optical projector configured to:
• project a representation of at least a subset of the map data on to a first surface within the field of view of the robot, wherein the first surface is external to the robot;
• and
• project a revised representation of the subset of the map data on a second surface external to the robot as the robot moves along the predetermined path.

An article of manufacture including a tangible non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions encoded thereon, the instructions comprising:

• instructions for receiving a command;
• instructions for querying a computing device with information associated with the command;
• instructions for receiving map data associated with the command from the computing device;
• instructions for optically projecting a representation of at least a subset of the map data on to a first surface;
• instructions for moving along a predetermined path based on the map data;
• and
• instructions for optically projecting a revised subset of the map data on a second surface external to the robot as the robot moves along the predetermined path.