The GeckoAdvantage - Low Cost, High Efficiency with High Utility Just as the invention of the computer software BIOS, which allowed computers to "self-boot," sparked the personal computer revolution, we also have a proprietary, enabling technology for truly utilitarian personal robots.   Our exclusive, breakthrough software paradigm allows our consumer priced (approximately $400-600 per month for 2-3 years) mobile robots to have the level of autonomy heretofore seen only in $50,000 plus research robots.   These research robots require significant --computationally intensive-- processing frequently needing multiple computers because of the intrinsic inefficiency of traditional approaches. We achieve a similar, if not superior, level of autonomy using only 15-20% of commodity PC's running at 250Mhz or more.   It has been said, legitimately, that robots are 90% software.   Just as various video and audio compression technologies have impacted their individual industries, our A.I. (artificial intelligence) solutions enable cost-effective mobile service robots for niche and mass markets.

GeckoTrak™ - GeckoTrak uses recently developed GeckoSystems software that merges and interprets data from three different sensor systems to automatically follow a designated person anywhere in their home.   Our latest MSR addition, enables our CareBot to timely remind Grandma, or others, to take medications, of favorite TV shows coming on and other routine reminders by always being close by and within easy hearing distance.   The software portions of GeckoTrak run on two separate, low power 40Mhz and 500 Mhz onboard computers.   The low power requirements of this system allows our CareBot to maintain a constant monitoring state for fifteen hours or more between chargings.

GeckoNav™ - GeckoNav is based on Fuzzy Hybrid Architecture, and provides the benefits of both control and reaction within a single framework.   Fuzzy Logic and Subsumption architecture are used to enable the fully autonomous AI engine for the GSI Mobile Service Robots to explore and map their environment.   The GeckoNav engine runs on a PC to take full advantage of the high processing power available to today's computers.

GeckoChat™ - GeckoChat is a conversational artificial intelligence (AI) system that allows the user to verbally interact with those GSI systems GeckoChat is incorperated in.   For instance, GeckoChat provides a verbal interface for a pre-identified user to request answers to questions entered by a caregiver or family member, to create reminders for important events, or to pass the time with a joke or word game.   Also, the Mobile Service Robot has a way to relate information it observes about both its world and its internal state through GeckoChat.   By combining these system-specific capabilities with the standalone functionality of GeckoChat, GeckoSystems provides a robust method to increase interactivity and autonomy in any domain where automated speech recognition and synthesis would be beneficial.

GeckoZap™ - GeckoZap is a debugging, testing, and calibration utility used for operating the Mobile Service Robot from GeckoSystems, or any other hardware/firmware platform compliant with GeckoBus™ standards.   This application is a user-interface that allows the developer to manually send the mobile robot commands which would normally be sent automatically by GeckoNav.   The user can test functionality of the mobile robot by sending/retrieving data and commanding the Mobile Service Robot's movements.   For example, GeckoZap makes the packet assembly and serial transmission transparent to the user by providing a "point-and-click" interface for these operations.