GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. announced plans to address the expansion capabilities with its low-level hierarchal architecture. 

GeckoSystems is a company for mobile robotics, revolutionizing the development and usage with “Mobile Robot Solutions for Safety, Security and Service.”

The GeckoSPIO is the primary interface to the physical robot and supports a large amount of input and output, in several forms like digital, analog, serial and Ethernet. The GeckoSPIO is the top of the low-level hierarchal architecture providing communication with low-level modules such as the CompoundSensorArray, GeckoOrient, GeckoMotorController and third party sensor sub-systems.

Mark Peele, Vice President, R&D, GeckoSystems, said that the company’s long standing practice of developing contained sub-systems that communicate with a consistent protocol means that the company’s mobile robots are easily upgradeable and expandable. 

“For example, we have already identified a third party blood pressure and pulse rate monitor that can be added and communicated with through an existing GeckoSPIO serial port,” Peele said. 

According to Martin Spencer, president and CEO, GeckoSystem, the company has worked hard to achieve modularity, as it’s more readily upgradeable and can extend the system's useful life.

“Furthermore as it enhances the value proposition to end users, it also increases ROI for our investors,” Spencer said.  

Mobile robots are made from steel, aluminum, plastic and electronics and consists large amount of software running. The CareBot has an aluminum frame, plastic shroud, two independently driven wheels, multiple sensor systems, microprocessors and several onboard computers connected in a LAN. 

The microprocessors interact with the sensor systems and transmit data to the onboard computers. The onboard computers run independent, highly specialized cooperative or subsumptive artificial intelligence, or “AI,” software programs, GeckoSavants, which interact to complete tasks in a timely, intelligent and common sense manner. 

GeckoNav, GeckoChat and GeckoTrak are primary GeckoSavants. GeckoNav is responsible for maneuvering, avoiding dynamic or static obstacles, seeking waypoints and patrolling. GeckoChat is responsible for interaction with the care-receiver such as answering questions, assisting with daily routines and reminders. GeckoTrak is mostly transparent to the user and enables the CareBot to maintain proximity to the care-receiver using sensor fusion. The CareBot is an internet appliance that is accessible for remote video/audio monitoring and telepresence.