A robot adapted to operate in association with an interface surface having
disposed therein or thereon coded data indicative of an identity of the
interface surface and of a plurality of reference points of the interface
surface, the robot comprising:
(1) movement means to allow the robot to move over the interface surface;
(2) a sensing device which senses at least some of the coded data and
generates indicating data indicative of the identity of the interface
surface and of a position of the robot on the interface surface;
(3) communication means to:
(A) transmit the indicating data to a computer system, the computer system
programmed to select and execute a computer application based on at least
the identity of the interface surface; and,
(B) receive movement instructions from the selected computer application,
whereby, the behaviour of the robot is at least in part controlled by the
selected computer application.
