Teleoperated robotic system

A teleoperated robotic system, comprising:

• a master control arm having a plurality of support members coupled together about joints to form a plurality of degrees of freedom corresponding to degrees of freedom of a human arm;
• a first user interface associated with the master control arm to facilitate control of the master control arm by a user;
• a first load sensor associated with at least one of the joints that measures a load in a degree of freedom of said at least one joint;
• a second user interface coupled to one of the support members of the master control arm, the second user interface comprising a second load sensor offset from the joints that measures a load applied to the second user interface by the user, and that facilitates application of a torque to assist movement of the master control arm by the user;
• a slave arm having a plurality of support members coupled together about joints to form a plurality of degrees of freedom corresponding to the degrees of freedom of the master control arm, the slave arm comprising a load sensor operable to facilitate force reflection in the master control arm, wherein load information from the slave arm is communicated to at least one actuator in the master control arm, such that the at least one actuator actuates the master control arm to apply a proportional resistive force to the user, wherein the torque to assist movement of the master control arm by the user acts in opposition to the resistive force to the user;
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• a mobile platform maneuverable about a ground surface and within an operating environment, the mobile platform being adapted to provide onboard support of a user within an operating area that facilitates selective operation of at least one of the master control arm and the mobile platform, wherein the master control arm and the slave arm are commonly supported about the mobile platform to provide a mobile teleoperation function.