Development of a remote visitor robot system — Attending a meeting

We are developing a remote visitor robot. We can join a conference from a remote place through Internet as if we ride in the robot. Our faces are shown in PC display. We communicate through Skype (TV phone system). The robot is constructed of a mobile wagon, PC for wagon control, and PC for TV phone. The controller software is a multi-agent system which is composed of Man-machine interface, Task planner, Mobile wagon controller. While the operator directs only the direction of the robot with a game pad or keyboard, the robot avoids obstacles and goes toward the target direction.