Patent ID: 7957837

Claim:
A robot system comprising: a mobile robot comprising: a robot body; a drive system disposed on the robot body, the drive system comprising: first, second, and third omni-directional wheels rotatably mounted on the robot body; and motors coupled to and driving the omni-directional wheels; a controller in communication with the drive system; a neck rotatably coupled to the robot body; a head coupled to the neck; at least one camera in communication with the controller; and a rechargeable power source carried by the robot body and powering the motors, controller, and the at least one camera; wherein the controller is configured to maneuver the robot over a surface at least partially using a signal from the at least one camera; and a dock comprising: a portion configured to receive the robot; and a charging unit disposed on the dock and configured to establish electrical connection with the rechargeable power source of the received robot; wherein the dock further comprises a wireless transceiver capable of communicating TCP/IP transmissions over a local wireless protocol, a wired Ethernet connector for communicating TCP/IP transmissions over a local wired Ethernet accessing the Internet, and an access point circuit for transferring TCP/IP transmissions between the local wired Ethernet and local wireless protocol limited to a predetermined IP address locked to the robot, predetermined shell level encryption locked to the robot, and predetermined ports to the Internet open only to the robot; and wherein the robot further comprises a wireless transceiver capable of communicating TCP/IP transmissions over a local wireless protocol and a client circuit for transferring TCP/IP transmissions over the local wireless protocol.