Medical tele-robotic system
View Patent ↗A robotic system that includes a remote controlled robot. 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 that also has a camera and a monitor. The remote control station may be linked to a base station 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 allows the robot to move about a home or facility to locate and/or follow a patient.
1. A robot that is coupled to a remote station operated by an operator, the remote station includes a camera that captures an image at the remote station, comprising:
a housing;
a mobile platform attached to said housing;
a camera coupled to and moves relative to said housing;
a monitor that is coupled to and moves relative to said housing and displays the image captured at the remote station;
a high level controller that is coupled to said housing and controls a communication with the remote station; and
a low level controller that is coupled to said housing and actuates said mobile platform.
2. The robot of claim 1 , further comprising a broadband interface attached to said housing and coupled to the remote station.
3. The robot of claim 2 , wherein said broadband interface includes a wireless transceiver.
4. The robot of claim 1 , wherein the image is a video image of an operator.
5. The robot of claim 1 , further comprising a speaker coupled to said housing.
6. The robot of claim 1 , further comprising a microphone coupled to said housing.
7. The robot of claim 1 , wherein said mobile platform includes a plurality of roller assemblies.
8. The robot of claim 1 , further comprising a mass storage device that is coupled to said controller and stores an image that can be displayed by said monitor.