The present disclosure describes robots and tele-operation systems where a select control paradigm is selected from a plurality of control paradigms based on an identity of an operator, role of an operator, or expected tasks to be performed by the robot. Generic robots can be operated in accordance with any of the plurality of control paradigms, such that any of said generic robots can serve a role or act as an assistant to an operator by selection of an appropriate control paradigm. Control paradigms can be operator specific, or specific to a faction or role which an operator fits in, or specific to a set of tasks to be performed by the robot. The present disclosure also describes feedback mechanisms by which a robot or tele-operator system receive operator feedback and update a control paradigm, to gradually improve the control paradigm over time.

A system according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a processor; and a memory coupled with the processor and including data stored thereon that, when processed by the processor, enables the processor to: predict, at a first time, a motion of an object during a surgical procedure and at a second time following the first time; and update, based on the predicted motion of the object, a surgical navigation path of a robotic arm.

System and methods for providing an elongate device reference include a system configured determine a pose, within a workspace, of at least one of a distal portion of an elongate device, or an instrument extendable from the distal portion of the elongate device; acquire a reference pose of the at least one of the distal portion of the elongate device, or the instrument; generate an elongate device reference corresponding to the reference pose; generate an image of the workspace from a perspective associated with the pose; and display, on a display system and on the image of the workspace, the elongate device reference at the reference pose.

Systems, devices, and methods for controlling cooperative surgical instruments with variable surgical site access trajectories are provided. Various aspects of the present disclosure provide for coordinated operation of surgical instruments accessing a common surgical site from different approach and/or separate body cavities to achieve a common surgical purpose. For example, various methods, devices, and systems disclosed herein can enable the coordinated treatment of tissue by disparate minimally invasive surgical systems that approach the tissue from varying anatomical spaces and must operate differently, but in concert with one another, to effect a desired surgical treatment.

A technique for providing reliable control of a robot (304) in a cloud robotics system (300) is disclosed. A computing unit configured to execute a concealment component (100) for concealing delayed or lost commands sent to the robot (304) by a robot controller (302) in the cloud robotics system (300) comprises at least one processor and at least one memory, wherein the at least one memory contains instructions executable by the at least one processor such that the concealment component (100) is operable to detect a missing command expected to be received by the robot (304) from the robot controller (302), the missing command detected based on a delay or loss of the command in a communication path between the robot (304) and the robot controller (302), generate a substitutional command corresponding to an expected instruction of the missing command, and send the substitutional command to the robot (304).

In various embodiments, the present disclosure relates to robot systems configured to operate on a cell tower to inspect, install, reconfigure, and repair cellular equipment. The present disclosure provides a robot for performing audit tasks of cell towers. The robot includes a body portion configured to hold various electronic components of the robot including monitoring equipment disposed thereon, one or more arms extending from the body portion adapted to manipulate components of a cell tower and to facilitate movement of the robot on the cell tower, and wireless interfaces configured to receive control signals from an exoskeleton suit, wherein the exoskeleton suit is adapted to control the robot. The robot is configured to be controlled by one of a user in a remote location, a user at the cell tower site, and autonomously via direct programing.

A method and system for obtaining an identifier from an item is disclosed. The method includes autonomously operate a robotic structure to move an item along a predetermined path from a source location to a destination location, and autonomously operating the robotic structure to place the item at the destination location based at least in part on the plan. The item comprises one or more identifiers, and in response to a determination that at least one of the one or more identifiers was not obtained by one or more sensors, an active measure is performed to cause the one or more sensors to obtain the at least one identifier that was not obtained. The predetermined path corresponds to a path along which the item is moved from the source location to the destination location. The predetermined path is planned so that the item is moved within a threshold range of the one or more sensors while the item is moved along the predetermined path.

A control console includes a first input control operable by an operator and outside of a field of view of the operator, a display within the field of view of the operator, and a first image capture device. The first image capture device acquires a first image of a physical environment surrounding the first input control and at least part of the first input control. The first image is output on the display. In some embodiments, a second image of a work site may also be displayed, so that the operator can locate and operate the first input control while continuously viewing the second image of the work site.

The invention disclosure a remotely operated pneumatic manipulator based on Kinect, comprising Kinect sensor, computer, D/A embedded board, PWM piezoelectric pneumatic ratio valve, pneumatic triad, air compressor, artificial muscle, spring and finger joint, wherein the Kinect sensor is provided on one side of the finger joint, a camera module of the Kinect sensor is faced to the finger joint. The pneumatic humanoid manipulator of the invention has basically the same dimensions as human hands, can achieve human-computer interaction and remotely operation, the transmission structure thereof is novel, simple and compact, the fingers thereon are convenient to control and flexible to move, the finger movement range is large for wide application, moreover, the PWM piezoelectric pneumatic ratio valve is with advantages of fast dynamic response, low cost, strong resistance to noise, and high detection accuracy of Kinect sensor.

A robot has a generally cubic body portion on propulsion elements. The robot turns its head in accordance with a remote person turning his head, and also presents, on a display representing the face of the robot, a full-face image representing the person even when the person is being imaged in profile.