ROBOT AVATARS

ROBOTS FOR PERSONAL, EDUCATIONAL AND HOBBY USE THAT HAVE TELEPRESENCE FEATURES, NAMELY, ONE-WAY OR TWO-WAY VIDEO AND SOUND BETWEEN THE USER AND THE ROBOT THAT PERMITS THE USER TO CONTROL THE ROBOT'S MOVEMENTS, NAVIGATION AND FUNCTIONS AND PROJECTS THE USER INTO A ROBOT AT A REMOTE LOCATION TO EXPERIENCE THE ROBOT'S ENVIRONMENT, OPERATED VIA A GLOBAL COMPUTER NETWORK AND OTHER COMPUTER NETWORK SYSTEMS