A robotic system that includes a mobile robot linked to a plurality of
remote stations. The robot provides both audio and visual information to
the stations. One of the remote stations, a primary station, may control
the robot while receiving and providing audio and visual information with
the remote controlled robot. The other stations, the secondary stations,
may also receive the audio and visual information transmitted between the
robot and the primary station. This allows operators of the secondary
stations to observe, communicate and be trained through the robot and
primary station. Such an approach may reduce the amount of travel
required to train personnel.