Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system and a method of controlling a robot for autonomous navigation. The method includes receiving a set of point values defining LIDAR data from a LIDAR sensor scanning a 2D omnidirectional plane, receiving a sensor value from an ultrasonic sensor having a 3D field of view excluding the plane, and resolving an observable field of view for the LIDAR sensor, where the observable field of view includes a blind spot of the LIDAR sensor, and modifying the LIDAR data using the sensor value based on the object being located in the blind spot indicated by the sensor value less than one or more point values corresponding to a portion of the plane extending along the observable field of view, where the modified LIDAR data indicates the object being detected by the LIDAR sensor despite the object located outside the 2D field of view.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide robots and vehicles including a chassis, a drive shaft mounted to the chassis, an integrated steering column, and a set of proximity sensors. The drive shaft may be connected to a drive wheel. The integrated steering column may be operably connected to the drive shaft for steering the drive wheel. The set of proximity sensors may be mounted to the integrated steering column. The set may be configured to scan an ambient environment, where the set includes a first proximity sensor and a second proximity sensor respectively oriented towards each of the opposing lateral sides of the chassis.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system and a method of controlling a robot for autonomous navigation. The method includes receiving a set of point values defining LIDAR data from a LIDAR sensor scanning a 2D omnidirectional plane, receiving a sensor value from an ultrasonic sensor having a 3D field of view excluding the plane, and resolving an observable field of view for the LIDAR sensor, where the observable field of view includes a blind spot of the LIDAR sensor, and modifying the LIDAR data using the sensor value based on the object being located in the blind spot indicated by the sensor value less than one or more point values corresponding to a portion of the plane extending along the observable field of view, where the modified LIDAR data indicates the object being detected by the LIDAR sensor despite the object located outside the 2D field of view.