Abstract: Autonomous vehicle inventory inspection and management is provided for a GPS-denied indoor warehouse with the objective of achieving fast, yet accurate warehouse inventory assessment. The warehouse stores inventory organized in a distributed and substantially parallel fashion. Passive identification markers are located on the racks for aiding navigation of the autonomous vehicle. Travel paths for the autonomous vehicle are predefined. They are relatively straight paths in between the racks, substantially constant and lateral first distance relative to at least one of two racks along its row, a substantially constant first height relative to a warehouse floor and a substantially constant speed for the autonomous vehicle. These requirements are important to attain the objective of faster, yet accurate inventory inspection and management. During travel, acquisition systems capture information of the inventory, which is synchronized with a digital management system.

Abstract: A safety pocket device for attaching and storing kitchen utensils, commercial and noncommercial, and a method of using the same are disclosed herein. It is an object of the invention to store kitchen utensils in a safe and sanitary manner to prevent dangerous conditions that result from dripping fluids and foods. In an embodiment, the safety pocket device generally is comprised of a main body portion having an opening for receiving kitchen utensils such as tongs and a fluid capture portion. The fluid capture portion may be permanently fixed to said main body portion, able to be opened, or may be detachable from said main body portion. In another embodiment, the safety pocket device is further comprised of an attachment portion. The attachment portion provides the means for attaching the safety pocket device to a user or other object such as a kitchen counter.