Robot System

摘要

A power-saving robot system includes at least one peripheral device and a mobile robot. The peripheral device includes a controller having an active mode and a hibernation mode, and a wireless communication component capable of activation in the hibernation mode. A controller of the robot has an activating routine that communicates with and temporarily activates the peripheral device, via wireless communication, from the hibernation mode. In another aspect, a robot system includes a network data bridge and a mobile robot. The network data bridge includes a broadband network interface, a wireless command interface, and a data bridge component. The data bridge component extracts serial commands received via the broadband network interface from an internet protocol, applies a command protocol thereto, and broadcasts the serial commands via the wireless interface. The mobile robot includes a wireless command communication component that receives the serial commands transmitted from the network data bridge.

主权项

1. A method of communicating with a mobile robot using a network data bridge, the method comprising:
receiving a first communication on a broadband network interface connected to an internet protocol network, wherein the first communication is transferred in compliance with an internet protocol; extracting a serial command from the: received first communication; forming a second communication including the serial command in compliance with a command protocol distinct from the internet protocol; and broadcasting the second communication to the mobile robot using a wireless command interface connected to a wireless command protocol network.