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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable of the operation of an apparatus body from outside even if an operator does not stay around it. SOLUTION: A self-traveling apparatus has the apparatus body 1, which includes a travel control means 3 for controlling a travel means, a first transmitting and receiving portion 8 for transmitting and receiving signals from outside, and a battery 2 serving as a power source for supplying electrical power to the whole of the apparatus body, and a charging stand 9, which is separated from the apparatus body 1 and includes a charge means 10 for electrically charging the battery 2 and a second transmitting and receiving portion 11 for transmitting and receiving the signals from outside. The second transmitting and receiving portion 11 of the charging stand 9 receives the signals from outside to start the operation of the apparatus body 1, and therefore the apparatus body can be operated from outside even without the operator around it. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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