the invention is a computerized mobile robot with an onboard internet web server , and a capability of establishing a first connection to a remote web browser on the internet for robotic control purposes , and a capability of establishing a second short range bi - directional digital radio connection to one or more nearby computerized digital radio equipped devices external to the robot . the short - range bi - directional digital radio connection will typically have a maximum range of about 300 feet . in a preferred embodiment , this short - range wireless digital connection will use the 2 . 4 ghz band and digital protocols following the ieee 802 . 11 , 802 . 15 , or other digital communications protocol . by employing the proper set of external short - range digital radio devices capable of interfacing with the robot , a remote user on the internet may direct the robot to move within range of the external devices , discover their functionality , and send and receive commands and data to the external devices through the cgi interface on the robot &# 39 ; s onboard web server .