公开(公告)号：EP1594660A4

公开(公告)日：2009-03-11

申请号：EP04701544

申请日：2004-01-12

Applicant: INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES INC

Inventor： WANG YULUN ,  JORDAN CHARLES S ,  LABY KEITH PHILIP ,  CUEVAS JAMES ,  SOUTHARD JONATHAN ,  MEDUS MIKE ,  BUTNER STEVEN EDWARD

IPC: G06F19/00 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B19/00 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J19/02 ,  G06F11/00

CPC classification number: B25J5/007 ,  A61B34/30 ,  A61B34/35 ,  A61B34/70 ,  A61B90/361 ,  A61B2090/372 ,  B25J19/023

Abstract: A robotic system (10) that includes a remote controlled robot (12) with at least five degrees of freedom and a teleconferencing function. The robot may include a camera, a monitor and a holonomic platform all attached to a robot housing. The robot may be controlled by a remote control station (16) that also has a camera (26) and a monitor (24). The remote control station may be linked to a base station (14) that is wirelessly coupled to the robot. The cameras and monitors allow a care giver at the remote location to monitor and care for a patient through the robot. The holonomic platform provides three degrees of freedom to allow the robot to move about a home or facility to locate and/or follow a patient. The robot also has mechanisms to provide at least two degrees of freedom for the camera.