Abstract: Provided is a robot configured to generate a map of a workspace of the robot based at least in part on data sensed by at least one sensor in different positions and orientations within the workspace. The map of the workspace is saved to a memory of the robot or the cloud. The robot is paired with a software application executed on a smart phone configured to at least display the map of the workspace and receive at least one input designating a modification to the map of the workspace; a unique tag for a subarea within the map of the workspace; a schedule for cleaning by the robot; an area to avoid; and an instruction to start or stop vacuuming or mopping.

Abstract: Provided is a robot, including: a chassis; a set of wheels coupled to the chassis; a plurality of sensors; a processor; and a non-transitory, machine-readable media storing instructions that when executed by the processor effectuates operations including: establishing, with the processor, a wireless connection with at least one of a computing device, a charging station, and a second robot; capturing, with at least one sensor, spatial data of an environment of the robot; generating or updating, with the processor, a map of the environment based on at least a portion of the spatial data; dividing, with the processor, the map into two or more rooms; storing, with the processor, the map in a memory accessible to the processor during a subsequent work session; and transmitting, with the processor, the map to an application of the computing device, wherein the application is configured to display the map.

Abstract: Included is a method for estimating distance, including: emitting, with at least one light emitter disposed on a robot, a light structure onto objects; capturing, with at least one image sensor disposed on the robot, images of the light structure emitted onto the objects; identifying, with a processor, the light structure within the images; determining, with the processor, positions of elements of the light structure within the images; determining, with the processor, a characteristic relating to the objects based on positions of elements of the light structure within the images; determining, with the processor, an object class of at least one object within the images based on a comparison between features of the object extracted from the images and an object dictionary comprising various object classes and their associated features; and instructing, with the processor, the robot to execute at least one action based on the object class identified.

Abstract: Provided is a robotic device, including: a chassis; a set of wheels; a plurality of sensors; a processor; and a tangible, non-transitory, machine readable medium storing instructions that when executed by the processor of the robotic device effectuates operations including: receiving, with the processor, at least one command from a software application executed on an input device; and actuating, with the processor, the robotic device to execute the at least one command; wherein the software application is configured to: display a map of an environment of the robotic device; and receive at least one input designating a modification to the map, an addition of a subarea within the map, an addition of a label for a subarea within the map, a vacuum suction power, activation or deactivation of a mop or a vacuum, and a schedule of operation of the robotic device.

Abstract: A method executed by a robot, including: starting, from a starting position, a work session in which the robot maps a workspace, wherein a front of the robot faces towards a forward direction in a frame of reference of the robot; the robot traversing, from the starting position, to a first position, a first distance from the starting position in a backward direction in the frame of reference of the robot; after traversing the first distance, the robot rotating; after rotating, the robot traversing a coverage path of at least one area of the workspace, the coverage path including a boustrophedon movement pattern; and the robot cleaning the at least one area of the workspace with a cleaning tool of the robot while traversing the coverage path.

Abstract: Provided is a tangible, non-transitory, machine readable medium storing instructions that when executed by the processor effectuates operations including: capturing visual readings to objects within an environment; capturing readings of wheel rotation; capturing readings of a driving surface; capturing distances to obstacles; determining displacement of the robotic device in two dimensions based on sensor readings of the driving surface; estimating, with the processor, a corrected position of the robotic device to replace a last known position of the robotic device; determining a most feasible element in an ensemble based on the visual readings; and determining a most feasible position of the robotic device as the corrected position based on the most feasible element in the ensemble and the visual readings.

Abstract: Some aspects include a method for operating an autonomous robot, including: capturing, with a first sensor disposed on the robot, data of an environment of the robot; generating, with the processor, a map of the environment based on at least the data of the environment; localizing, with the processor, the robot within the environment; capturing, with a second sensor disposed on the robot, data of a floor surface; determining, with the processor, a floor type of areas of the environment based on the data of the floor surface; and determining, with the processor, settings of the robot based on at least the floor type of the floor surface, wherein the settings comprise at least an elevation of each of at least one component of the robot from the floor surface.

Abstract: Provided is a system including a robot and an application of a communication device. The robot includes a medium storing instructions that when executed by a processor of the robot effectuate operations including: obtaining first data indicative of a relative position of the robot in a workspace; actuating the robot to drive within the workspace to form a map including mapped perimeters that correspond with physical perimeters of the workspace while obtaining second data indicative of movement of the robot; and forming the map of the workspace based on at least some of the first data, wherein the map of the workspace expands as new first data are obtained, until all perimeters of the workspace are included in the map. The application is configured to display information, such as the map, and receive user input.

Abstract: Provided is a system including a robot and an application of a communication device. The robot includes a medium storing instructions that when executed by a processor of the robot effectuate operations including: obtaining first data indicative of a relative position of the robot in a workspace; actuating the robot to drive within the workspace to form a map including mapped perimeters that correspond with physical perimeters of the workspace while obtaining second data indicative of movement of the robot; and forming the map of the workspace based on at least some of the first data, wherein the map of the workspace expands as new first data are obtained, until all perimeters of the workspace are included in the map. The application is configured to display information, such as the map, and receive user input.

Abstract: A delivery system, including a robot and an application of a communication device. The robot includes a tangible, non-transitory, machine readable medium storing instructions that when executed by the processor effectuates operations including: receiving, with the processor, a first location to deliver the one or more items to; obtaining, with the processor, first data of an environment captured by a camera disposed on the robot; detecting, with the processor, at least one object in the environment based on at least the first data; actuating, with the processor, the robot to drive around the at least one object; and actuating, with the processor, the robot to transport the one or more items to the first location while avoiding collision with objects detected in the environment.

Abstract: Some aspects include a method for operating a wheeled device, including: capturing, by a primary sensor coupled to the wheeled device, primary sensor data indicative of a plurality of radial distances to objects; transforming, by a processor of the wheeled device, the plurality of radial distances from a perspective of the primary sensor to a perspective of the wheeled device; generating, by the processor, a partial map of visible areas in real-time at a first position of the wheeled device based on the primary sensor data and some secondary sensor data, wherein: the partial map is a bird's eye view; and the processor iteratively completes a full map of the environment based on new sensor data captured by sensors as the wheeled device performs work within the environment and new areas become visible to the sensors; and executing, by the wheeled device, a movement path to a second position.

Abstract: Some aspects include a method for operating an autonomous robot, including: capturing, with a first sensor disposed on the robot, data of an environment of the robot; generating, with the processor, a map of the environment based on at least the data of the environment; localizing, with the processor, the robot within the environment; capturing, with a second sensor disposed on the robot, data of a floor surface; determining, with the processor, a floor type of areas of the environment based on the data of the floor surface; and determining, with the processor, settings of the robot based on at least the floor type of the floor surface, wherein the settings comprise at least an elevation of each of at least one component of the robot from the floor surface.

Abstract: Some aspects include a method for operating a wheeled device, including: capturing, by a primary sensor coupled to the wheeled device, primary sensor data indicative of a plurality of radial distances to objects; transforming, by a processor of the wheeled device, the plurality of radial distances from a perspective of the primary sensor to a perspective of the wheeled device; generating, by the processor, a partial map of visible areas in real-time at a first position of the wheeled device based on the primary sensor data and some secondary sensor data, wherein: the partial map is a bird's eye view; and the processor iteratively completes a full map of the environment based on new sensor data captured by sensors as the wheeled device performs work within the environment and new areas become visible to the sensors; and executing, by the wheeled device, a movement path to a second position.

Abstract: A method for operating a robot, including: capturing images of a workspace; capturing data indicative of movement of the robot; capturing LIDAR data as the robot moves within the workspace; generating a map of the workspace based on the LIDAR data; actuating the robot to drive; discriminating between an object on a floor surface along a path of the robot and the floor surface based on the captured images; actuating the robot to drive until determining all areas of the workspace are discovered and included in the map; and executing a cleaning function.

Abstract: Provided is a system for robotic collaboration, including a first robotic chassis including a memory storing instructions that when executed a processor effectuates operations including capturing data of an environment and data indicative of movement, generating a first map of the environment based on the captured data, and the robot executing a first part of a task. The system also includes a second robot including a memory storing instructions that when executed by a processor effectuates operations including capturing data of an environment and the second robot executing a second part of the task after the first robot completes the first part of the task, the completion of the first part of the task being indicated by a signal received with the processor of the second robot.

Abstract: Some aspects include a method for operating an autonomous robot, including: capturing, with a first sensor disposed on the robot, data of an environment of the robot; generating, with the processor, a map of the environment based on at least the data of the environment; localizing, with the processor, the robot within the environment; capturing, with a second sensor disposed on the robot, data of a floor surface; determining, with the processor, a floor type of areas of the environment based on the data of the floor surface; and determining, with the processor, settings of the robot based on at least the floor type of the floor surface, wherein the settings comprise at least an elevation of each of at least one component of the robot from the floor surface.

Abstract: A method for operating an autonomous wheeled device, including: obtaining first data indicative of objects within an environment; generating, with a processor of the autonomous wheeled device, a map of the environment using the first data; transmitting, with the processor, first information to an application of a smartphone; proposing, with the application, a suggested schedule for the autonomous wheeled device; receiving, with the processor, second information from the application of the smartphone; and actuating, with the processor, the autonomous wheeled device to operate according to the new schedule or the adjustment to the existing schedule and the suggested schedule, wherein the processor only actuates the autonomous wheeled device to operate according to the suggested schedule after the application receives approval of the suggested schedule.

Abstract: A method for operating a robot, including: capturing images of a workspace; capturing data indicative of movement of the robot; capturing LIDAR data as the robot moves within the workspace; generating a map of the workspace based on the LIDAR data; actuating the robot to drive; discriminating between an object on a floor surface along a path of the robot and the floor surface based on the captured images; actuating the robot to drive until determining all areas of the workspace are discovered and included in the map; and executing a cleaning function.

Abstract: Provided is a system including a robot and an application of a communication device. The robot includes a medium storing instructions that when executed by a processor of the robot effectuate operations including: obtaining first data indicative of a relative position of the robot in a workspace; actuating the robot to drive within the workspace to form a map including mapped perimeters that correspond with physical perimeters of the workspace while obtaining second data indicative of movement of the robot; and forming the map of the workspace based on at least some of the first data, wherein the map of the workspace expands as new first data are obtained, until all perimeters of the workspace are included in the map. The application is configured to display information, such as the map, and receive user input.

Abstract: A robotic device including a medium storing instructions that when executed by a processor effectuates operations including: capturing images and sensor data of an environment as the robotic device drives back and forth in straight lines; generating or updating a map of the environment based on at least one of the one or more images and the sensor data; recognizing one or more rooms in the map based on at least one of the one or more images and the sensor data; determining at least one of a position and an orientation of the robotic device relative to the environment based on at least one of the one or more images and the sensor data; and actuating the robotic device to adjust a heading of the robotic device based on the at least one of the position and the orientation of the robotic device relative to the environment.