Abstract: A multilingual text-to-speech system includes a source datastore of primary source parameters providing information about a speaker of a primary language. A plurality of primary filter parameters provides information about sounds in the primary language. A plurality of secondary filter parameters provides information about sounds in a secondary language. One or more secondary filter parameters is normalized to the primary filter parameters and mapped to a primary source parameter.

Abstract: A robotic nursing system for use with a patient comprises a nursing robot having at least one patient condition sensor, a transmitter, and a receiver mounted therein. A display device for displays data sensed by the patient condition sensor. The display device includes a receiver in communication with the nursing robot. The nursing robot senses patient physiological conditions using the patient condition sensor and transmits the physiological conditions to the display device using the transmitter. The display device then displays the physiological conditions for review by a user. One or another or both. The nursing robot also transmits the physiological conditions to a patient database for storage.

Abstract: An interactive personalized robotic system for a home environment includes a home network in communication with at least one electronic device. A robot is in communication with the home network and is capable of controlling the at least one electronic device. The robot further includes a plurality of modules for personally communicating with a user. The user can control the robot and the at least one electronic device by communicating with the robot.