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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2008
Trevor Blackwell, Mountain View, CA (US);
Daniel Casner, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Scott Wiley, Los Altos, CA (US);
Benjamin Nelson, Mountain View, CA (US);
Trevor Blackwell, Mountain View, CA (US);
Daniel Casner, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Scott Wiley, Los Altos, CA (US);
Benjamin Nelson, Mountain View, CA (US);
Anybots 2.0, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for projecting a stabilized laser beam from a robot being controlled through a human interface. The laser beam can be stabilized through the use of optics that continuously adjust the aim of the laser beam in response to measurements of the orientation of the robot. The human interface allows the operator to both observe the visual environment of the robot and also to aim the laser beam. The projected laser beam allows the operator to communicate from the perspective of the robot by pointing to objects or locations within the robot's visual environment, creating symbols with the laser beam, and make gestures with the laser beam.