Telepresence Robot Switching Control for Multi-Location Exploration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current telepresence robots limit user experience as users can only operate a specific robot, restricting their ability to explore multiple locations remotely.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device and method that allows users to switch between multiple unfixed robots based on selection conditions, enabling operation of different robots through a terminal device, facilitating a more immersive and varied remote experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a user remotely operates a determined specific robot, then the robot functions as an alter ego of the user, but the user's experience is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal device is designed to operate multiple different robots (first robot, second robot, etc.) through a unified control interface. The system allows users to switch between robots and perform the same telepresence functions (camera control, movement, audio) across different robot platforms, making the terminal device universal rather than dedicated to a single robot.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically switches the operation target between multiple robots based on user selection. The terminal device can transition from controlling one robot to another robot in real-time, allowing the user to explore different locations and environments by selecting different robots from the plurality of available robots.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a user operates only one specific robot, then the control system is simple, but the user cannot explore multiple locations remotely
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides a unified control interface that acts as a virtual copy or representation of multiple robot control systems. Instead of requiring separate control interfaces for each robot, the terminal device presents a consistent operational interface that maps to different physical robots, simplifying the user's interaction while enabling access to multiple locations.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the operation target is fixed to one robot, then the system stability is high, but the user experience value is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the robot fleet into a plurality of independently controllable units, each representing a different location or function. The terminal device can select and switch between these segmented robot units based on user needs, allowing the system to maintain simple individual robot operations while providing complex multi-location access through selective composition of robot groups.
Data Source
AI summary
A technique related to allowing a more valuable experience to be gained is provided. A computer performs acquiring information on a selection condition, setting a first robot, among a plurality of unfixed robots selected in accordance with the selection condition, as an operation target to be operated by a terminal device, and enabling the operation target to be switched from the first robot to a second robot, which is different from the first robot, among the plurality of robots selected.