Abstract: An assembly of a self-propelled floor cleaning unit and a floor disinfecting unit. The floor disinfecting unit may be detachably attached to the floor cleaning unit. The areas covered by the floor cleaning unit and floor disinfecting unit may be logged and reported.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 27, 2021
Date of Patent:
October 21, 2025
Assignee:
Carnegie Robotics, LLC
Inventors:
Daniel King Beaven, Coleman Scott Knabe, David Larose, Troy Edward Tancraitor, David R. Wozny
Abstract: A method and a system for retrieving disparity information from a stereo image pair including a first and second images obtained by first and second cameras, respectively. The first and second images are provided to a conventional disparity algorithm to an artificial intelligence (AI) driven disparity algorithm. Using the conventional disparity algorithm, the first disparity information is derived from the stereo image pair, and a confidence score function is associated with the derived first disparity information. Using the AI-driven disparity algorithm, second disparity information is derived from at least part of the stereo image pair. The first and second disparity information are fused by giving priority to the first disparity information in regions of the stereo image pair with a high confidence score and giving priority to the second disparity information in regions of the stereo image pair with a low confidence score, thereby obtaining resultant disparity information.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 4, 2024
Date of Patent:
September 2, 2025
Assignee:
CARNEGIE ROBOTICS, LLC
Inventors:
Matthew John Alvarado, John Paul Thomas Atkinson, David Larose
Abstract: An indoor mobile industrial robot system is configured to provide a weight to a detected object within an operating environment, where the weight relates to how static the feature is. The indoor mobile industrial robot system includes a mechanism configured to translate reflected light energy and positional information into a set of data points representing the detected object having at least one of Cartesian and/or polar coordinates, and an intensity. If any discrete data point within the set of data points representing the detected object has an intensity at or above a defined threshold the entire set of data points is converted into a weight and potentially classified representing a static feature, otherwise such set of data points is classified as representing a dynamic feature having a lower weight.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 29, 2021
Date of Patent:
March 11, 2025
Assignee:
Carnegie Robotics, LLC
Inventors:
Anurag Jakhotia, Andrew James Somerville, David Larose, John Paul Thomas Atkinson
Abstract: A method of operating a robot performing a task when receiving instructions to discontinue the task and perform an additional task. Having performed the additional task, the robot will revert to the position of performing the first task and continue the first task.
Abstract: In a method or system in which an imaging element views navigation elements for e.g. navigation, the navigating elements may not be positioned optimally. Positions may exist in which the same angles exist from the imaging element to the same or similar navigating elements, whereby the positions are not unique. Navigation elements may then be repositioned, added or removed to make the positions unique.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 22, 2021
Date of Patent:
March 19, 2024
Assignee:
Carnegie Robotics, LLC
Inventors:
David Ian Robinson, Troy Edward Tancraitor, David Larose
Abstract: A method for obtaining a three-dimensional model of an inspection site, using a perception module, is disclosed. The perception module comprises a detection unit, e.g. comprising one or more cameras and/or a three-dimensional laser scanner, configured to obtain a three-dimensional image. At least one three-dimensional image is obtained by means of the detection unit. A three-dimensional model of surroundings of the perception module is created, based on the obtained three-dimensional image. The created three-dimensional model and a plan of the inspection site are compared and features of the created three-dimensional model and features of the plan of the inspection site are matched. A site-specific three-dimensional model of the inspection site is formed, based on the created three-dimensional model and the plan of the inspection site, and based on the comparison.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 29, 2021
Date of Patent:
July 4, 2023
Assignee:
CARNEGIE ROBOTICS, LLC
Inventors:
Michael Jason Ramsay, Daniel David Williams, Anil Harish, David LaRose