Patent · US Active

Companion robot for personal interaction

US9796078B2 · kind B2 · utility

12Cited by

23References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

iRobot Corporation · US

Inventors

Colin Angle · Boston, US
Clara Vu · Cambridge, US
Matthew Cross · Mason, US
Tony L. Campbell · Pepperell, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 2, 2013
Grant date	Oct 24, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 4, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S901/47
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A mobile robot that includes a robot body, a drive system having one or more wheels supporting the robot body to maneuver the robot across a floor surface, and a riser having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the riser disposed on the robot body. The robot also includes a head disposed on the distal end of the riser. The head includes a display and a camera disposed adjacent the display.

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