GeckoSystems may soon introduce personal companion robot, the CareBot, if the company gets enough funding. The company has reportedly announced that these robots can be used for the world's first in-home evaluation trials.

 

The telehealth market is undergoing a revolution with the invention of new technologies expanding the possibilities in this field. As the studies suggest better future for companies in this field, many enterprises such as GeckoSystems are putting more money in the development of technologies with an eye on the expanding market. The company claims that it has worked for more than 12 years to invent and assemble all the required hardware and software technologies for CareBot.

 

The CareBot has an aluminum frame, plastic shroud, two independently driven wheels, multiple sensor systems, microprocessors and several onboard computers connected in a local area network. Mobile robots are made from steel, aluminum, plastic, and electronics and loads of software applications. The microprocessors transmit data to the onboard computers by interacting directly with the sensor systems. The onboard computers each run independent, cooperative/subsumptive artificial intelligence savants.

 

“Academia is very involved in personal robot development,” said Martin Spencer, president/CEO, GeckoSystems, in a statement. “Prestigious U.S. universities such as MIT (News - Alert), Georgia Tech, Stanford University, UCLA, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Michigan, Virginia Tech, are but a few of the domestic engineering schools engaged in personal companion robot research and development activities. None of them have sufficiently complete mobile robot solutions for in-home evaluation trials.”

 

GeckoSystems' suite of "Mobile Robot Solutions for Safety, Security and Service" presently includes proprietary robotic technologies such as GeckoNav, GeckoChat, GeckoTrak, GeckoScheduler, GeckoSuper, GeckoZap, GeckoSPIO, CompoundedSensorArray, GeckoOrient, GeckoProx, GeckoMotorController, GeckoTactileShroud, etc. GeckoNav is responsible for maneuvering, avoiding dynamic and/or static obstacles, locating waypoints and patrolling and GeckoChat is responsible for interaction with the care-receiver.

 

Recently, the company stated that the new Current Procedural Terminology codes recently approved, for physicians only, will further enhance the cost/benefit ratios of personal companion robots for family care. These new CPT codes will increase physician productivity and revenue by billing for activities that have previously been considered unpaid administrative time for non-physical consultations.