Abstract: A server for scheduling mobile robots to perform tasks includes: a memory; and a processor configured to: obtain a planning period divided into a plurality of timeslots; obtain input constraints including (i) a number of mobile robots in a robot pool, (ii) a number of docks and (iii) a target number of active robots; obtain robot parameters and generate a robot agent based on the robot parameters for each mobile robot; define a work weight and a charge weight for each timeslot; determine, by each respective robot agent, a schedule portion based on the work weights, the charge weights and the robot parameters, the schedule portion selecting, for each timeslot for the mobile robot to work or to charge; and in response to determining that a finalization condition and the input constraints are satisfied by the schedule portions, send the schedule portions to each mobile robot.

Abstract: A method in a computing device includes: storing an initial map representing objects within a facility; receiving sensor data from a mobile robot deployed in the facility, the sensor data representing a portion of the facility within a field of view of the mobile robot; determining, based on the received sensor data, whether a map update criterion is satisfied; in response to determining that the map update criterion is satisfied, generating a map update representing updated objects within the facility; applying the map update to the initial map to generate an updated map; and storing the updated map.

Abstract: A method includes: maintaining data handling settings at a mobile robot; generating operational data at the mobile robot, the operational data defining a current state of the mobile robot; storing the operational data in a memory of the mobile robot; selecting, based on the data handling settings, a portion of the operational data; transmitting the selected portion of the operational data; in response to a determination that the operational data meets a condition, obtaining updated data handling settings; and selecting a subsequent portion of the operational data for transmission according to the updated data handling settings.

Abstract: A method includes: obtaining a batch of item group definitions, each item group definition having one or more item identifiers and corresponding quantities; for each item identifier, retrieving (i) a location of a corresponding item in a facility, and (ii) a dimensional attribute of the corresponding item; based on the locations and dimensional attributes, assigning sets of the item group definitions to respective receptacle configurations, each receptacle configuration including, for each item group definition in the set, a receptacle type with a predefined capacity; monitoring availability of a plurality of transporters in the facility, each transporter having a chassis configured to support a selectable set of receptacles; and responsive to detecting that a transporter is available, selecting one of the receptacle configurations, and presenting the selected receptacle configuration via an output device, to initiate placement of receptacles onto the chassis of the transporter according to the selected recep