Abstract: A task execution system, a radio connection method, and a program capable of switching a base station which is a connection destination at an appropriate timing are provided. In a task execution system including an autonomous mobile robot configured to sequentially execute a plurality of tasks including movement, the autonomous mobile robot includes a radio communication unit that communicates with a base station, and a connection control unit that searches for the base station with execution of a predetermined task as a trigger and switches base station which is a connection destination of communication by the radio communication unit.

Abstract: An autonomous moving apparatus includes: a detection unit that detects a distance to an object around the apparatus and a shape of the object; a moving unit that moves the apparatus so as to follow operation of a target person to be followed, which is detected by the detection unit; and a control unit that performs control for movement by the moving unit or stop in accordance with motion of each of two feet of the target person to be followed, which is detected by the detection unit.

Abstract: A plurality of autonomous mobile robots includes a first mobile robot provided with a transmitting sensor for outputting sound wave of a first frequency, and a first module for transmitting and receiving a signal of a second frequency higher than the first frequency. A second mobile robot is provided with a receiving sensor for receiving the sound wave of the first frequency and a second module for transmitting and receiving the signal of the second frequency. A control unit of the second mobile robot synchronizes an output time of the sound wave of the first frequency from the first mobile robot using the signal of the second frequency, and determines a relative position of the first mobile robot using the sound wave of the first frequency.

Abstract: A system can be configured to generate and analyze one or more candidate logistics maps based on a set of input parameters and a baseline map of a logistics facility. The system can identify modifications strategies, resource limits, regions of interest, mapping constraints through analysis of the input parameters and the baseline map. The generated candidate maps and the baseline map can be implemented in virtual environments that are configured to replicate one or more operations associated with the baseline map, such as item distribution, item retrieval, and reorganization operations. The virtual environment can further simulate the resource limits associated with the baseline map and compare performance indicators from simulation of the baseline map to performance indicators from simulation of the candidate maps to identify viable improvements over existing logistics solutions.

Abstract: A robotic manipulator system includes a first robotic manipulator and a second robotic manipulator configured to grasp an object. The first robotic manipulator grasps the object a first time and moves the object to the second robotic manipulator. The second robotic manipulator then grasps the object and the first robotic manipulator readjusts its position relative to the object before grasping the object a second time. One or both of the robotic manipulators then move the object a new location before releasing the object at the new location.

Abstract: An autonomy system for use with a vehicle in an environment. The autonomy system comprising a processor operatively coupled with a memory device, a plurality of sensors operatively coupled with the processor; a vehicle controller, a situational awareness module, a task planning module, and a task execution module. The situational awareness module being configured to determine a state of the environment based at least in part on sensor data from at least one of the plurality of sensors. The task planning module being configured to identify, via the processor, a plurality of tasks to be performed by the vehicle and to generate a task assignment list from the plurality of tasks that is based at least in part on predetermined optimization criteria. The task execution module being configured to instruct the vehicle controller to execute the plurality of tasks in accordance with the task assignment list.

Abstract: A control system may receive a first plurality of measurements indicative of respective joint angles corresponding to a plurality of sensors connected to a robot. The robot may include a body and a plurality of jointed limbs connected to the body associated with respective properties. The control system may also receive a body orientation measurement indicative of an orientation of the body of the robot. The control system may further determine a relationship between the first plurality of measurements and the body orientation measurement based on the properties associated with the jointed limbs of the robot. Additionally, the control system may estimate an aggregate orientation of the robot based on the first plurality of measurements, the body orientation measurement, and the determined relationship. Further, the control system may provide instructions to control at least one jointed limb of the robot based on the estimated aggregate orientation of the robot.

Abstract: A robot control device according to an aspect of the invention is a robot control device that controls a robot on the basis of a simulation result of a simulation device that performs a simulation of operation of a virtual robot on a virtual space. In the simulation, a first region and a second region located on an inside of the first region can be set on the virtual space. In the case where the virtual robot operates, when a specific portion of the virtual robot intrudes into the first region, operating speed of the virtual robot is limited. When the specific portion of the virtual robot intrudes into the second region, the operation of the virtual robot stops or the virtual robot retracts from the second region.

Abstract: A holding technology whereby an article, i.e., a subject to be held, can be stably held by increasing a contact area with respect to the article. An article holding device includes a holding main body, a suction mechanism, and a sandwiching mechanism. The sandwiching mechanism includes sandwiching arms, which come into contact with one side of the article, and a board-like sandwiching plate that comes into planar contact with the other side of the article.

Abstract: A robot having a robot manipulator with an effector, wherein the robot manipulator is designed and constructed for picking up, handling, and releasing an object and is controlled by a control unit, the robot including a first sensor means designed and constructed to determine a persisting adherence of the object to an effector after a release of the object by the effector, and where such an adherence persists, to generate a signal S, wherein when a signal S is present, the control unit is designed and constructed to control the robot manipulator in such a manner that it executes a predefined movement B in which the effector with the persistently adhering object is passed by a wiping object in such a manner that the adhering object is wiped off the effector on a surface or an edge of the wiping object.

Abstract: Learning to effectively imitate human teleoperators, even in unseen, dynamic environments is a promising path to greater autonomy, enabling robots to steadily acquire complex skills from supervision. Various motion generation techniques are described herein that are rooted in contraction theory and sum-of-squares programming for learning a dynamical systems control policy in the form of a polynomial vector field from a given set of demonstrations. Notably, this vector field is provably optimal for the problem of minimizing imitation loss while providing certain continuous-time guarantees on the induced imitation behavior. Techniques herein generalize to new initial and goal poses of the robot and can adapt in real time to dynamic obstacles during execution, with convergence to teleoperator behavior within a well-defined safety tube.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a robot gait planning method and a robot with the same. The method includes: obtaining, through the sensor set, force information of feet of the robot under a force applied by a target object; calculating coordinates of zero moment points of the feet of the robot with respect to a centroid of a body of the robot based on the force information; and determining a gait planning result for the robot based on the coordinates of the zero moment points with respect to the centroid of the body. The present disclosure is capable of converting the force of the target object to the zero moment points, and using the zero moment points to perform the gait planning, so that the robot follows the target object in the case that the robot is subjected to a force of the target object.

Abstract: An information processing device comprises a network interface including a buffer; a main controller; and a power controller that controls power using a first power mode in which power supplied to the main controller is limited and a second power mode in which a greater amount of power is supplied to the main controller. The network interface, if receiving a packet triggering a transition to the second power mode in the first power mode, stores the packet to the buffer memory and executes control such that, among packets received during a period until when the device starts operating in the second power mode, packets satisfying a discard condition are not stored and packets not satisfying a discard condition are stored. If the device is operating in the second power mode, even packets satisfying a discard condition are stored.

Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to automatically determining location of an object. In some embodiments, there is provided a system for automatically determining location of an object inside a retail store via one or more cameras including: a plurality of locations inside a retail store; a first camera capturing a first image of a first location; a portable electronic device configured to transmit a signal used to determine an absolute location of a test object; one or more first receiver circuits configured to receive transmitted first signals from the portable electronic device; and a control circuit configured to: associate a first set of store coordinates of a first coordinate system associated with an entire area inside the retail store with a first set of frame coordinates of a second coordinate system associated with the plurality of cameras; and cause a database to store the association.

Abstract: An apparatus for transporting a load is described, including: a body including a part or portion for engaging with or connecting to a load to be transported; a ground-engaging device supporting the body, the ground-engaging device for effecting movement of the body over a surface; a transmitter module; a receiver module; and a controller for communicating with the transmitter and receiver modules and the ground engaging device and for receiving status signals from components and/or devices of the apparatus, wherein the controller is capable of conducting a check as to the status of the components and/or devices of the apparatus, and after completing said check to provide an “apparatus operative” or “apparatus non-operative” signal to the transmitter module, wherein the transmitter module is configured to transmit the “apparatus operative” or “apparatus non-operative” signal to a receiver module of one or more other apparatus and to its own receiver module.

Abstract: A robot according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a user interface unit configured to receive an input from a user; an object recognition unit configured to sense a human body and an object; a position recognition unit configured to sense positions of the human body and the object; a driving driver configured to control movement of the robot; and a controller configured to control an operation of the robot, wherein the controller is configured to perform control such that: when the human body is detected within a predetermined first range by the robot, the robot is woken up and a touch monitor included in the user interface unit is turned on, and when the human body is detected within a predetermined second range by the robot, content for receiving an input from the user is output on the touch monitor.

Abstract: Disclosed are a robot and a method of controlling the same, wherein a robot arm is moved until a pressure sensor provided at the robot arm senses a predetermined pressure, and the quantity of products arranged on a shelf is counted based on the operation of the robot arm.

Abstract: The moving robot using artificial intelligence includes: a traveling unit to move a main body; an operation unit to perform a specific operation while generating noise; a sensing unit to sense an ambient situation during traveling; and a controller to determine whether a specific activation condition is satisfied, based on situation information sensed by the sensing unit, and, when the activation condition is determined to be satisfied during traveling, perform a control action to activate a low noise mode so that the operation unit performs the specific operation with relatively reducing the noise. The control method using artificial intelligence includes: determining whether a specific activation condition is satisfied, based on situation information acquired by sensing an ambient situation during traveling; and, when the activation condition is determined to be satisfied, performing a specific operation in an activated state of a low noise mode in which noise is relatively reduced.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for avoiding collision and a robot and a server implementing such method, and according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the robot includes a sensor configured to sense a distance between the robot and an object disposed outside, a communicator configured to receive, from the sensor or the second robot, position information of the second robot, and a controller configured to generate a moving path to avoid the collision based on at least one of position information of the second robot or distance information sensed by the sensor and depth information of a recessed part of the second robot.

Abstract: A method includes generating a workspace model having a robot based on at least one of an environment parameter and a regulated space. The workspace model is a digital model of a workspace. The method includes simulating a sensor operation of a sensor within the workspace model based on sensor characteristics of the sensor. The method includes identifying an undetectable area within the workspace model having the robot based on the simulated sensor operation. The method includes determining whether the undetectable area satisfies one or more detection metrics. The method includes performing a sensor placement control in response to the undetectable area not satisfying the one or more detection metrics to obtain a sensor placement scheme of the workspace. The sensor placement scheme identifies an undetectable area within the workspace when applicable.

Abstract: A method includes receiving sensor inputs including one or more images comprising one or more agricultural objects; continuously performing a pose estimation of the treatment system based on sensor inputs that are time synchronized and fused; identifying the one or more agricultural objects as target objects; tracking the one or more agricultural objects identified by the analyzing; controlling an orientation of the treatment mechanism according to the pose estimation for targeting the one or more agricultural objects; and activating the treatment mechanism to treat the one or more agricultural objects according to the orientation.

Abstract: A robotic cleaning appliance includes a housing, surface treatment item, surface type detection sensor, and processor. The sensor emits sonic signals toward a surface being traversed and receives corresponding returned signals from the surface. The returned signals are used for surface type detection and include directly reflected primary returned signals and multi-path reflected secondary returned signals which return at a later time than the primary returned signals. The processor selects a window of time after transmission of a sonic signal such that the returned signals in the window comprise at least a portion of the secondary returned signals, wherein the window is related to round trip time-of-flight of the returned signals; processes the returned signals falling in the window to achieve a reflectivity metric; compares the reflectivity metric to a stored value; and based on the comparison, determines which surface type of a plurality of surface types has been detected.

Abstract: A robot cleaner is provided. A robot cleaner includes a cleaner main body, a battery configured to supply a power, a memory configured to store floor material information corresponding to each of a plurality of subspaces configuring a space, and a processor configured to identify a cleaning mode corresponding to each of the plurality of subspaces based on the floor material information corresponding to each of the plurality of subspaces, identify an order of priority of each of the plurality of subspaces based on the identified cleaning mode and a remaining amount of power, and set a movement path of the robot cleaner based on the identified order of priority.

Abstract: A motion control program that causes a computer to function as: a reception unit on a non-real-time OS that receives a control command indicating an operation to be performed by a control target device over a plurality of motion control cycles, and stores control command information indicating a content of the received control command in a control command channel that is reserved in a shared memory referable from the non-real-time OS and a real-time OS; a storage unit that obtains the control command information from the control command channel and stores it in a FIFO queue; a command processing unit that retrieves the control command information from the FIFO queue and passes it to a fixed-cycle processing unit; the fixed-cycle processing unit transmits an interpolation command to the control target device for each motion control cycle, based on the control command information.

Abstract: An automated guided vehicle system in which an automated guided vehicle autonomously moves inside a building is provided. The automated guided vehicle includes: an internal sensor having an encoder and a gyro sensor and acquiring information about an own position; an external sensor casting light onto a reflection board arranged in the building, receiving reflected light from the reflection board, and acquiring information about an own position; and a control unit correcting the own position based on the internal sensor, based on the information acquired by the external sensor. The own position via the internal sensor has a margin of error such that the automated guided vehicle can travel for a predetermined period, using only the internal sensor. The control unit performs own-position correction via the external sensor, using one of the reflection boards.

Abstract: Disclosed is a mobile robot capable of communicating with other electronic devices and an external server in a 5G communication environment by executing mounted artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms and/or machine learning algorithms. The mobile robot may include a wheel driver and a controller. By providing the mobile robot, an autonomous driving-based transportation service may be provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a map creation method of a mobile robot, including establishing a rectangular coordinate system in a working area of the mobile robot; causing the mobile robot moving in a character shape in the working area; obtaining a key frame picture of the mobile robot at a point Pi and saving the picture and coordinates of the point Pi; obtaining a picture of the mobile robot at a point P?i, wherein an abscissa or ordinate of the point P?i is the same as that of the point Pi; extracting and matching features of the pictures acquired at the point Pi and the point P?i; calibrating coordinates of the mobile robot at the point P?i and data of the odometer and/or the gyroscope according to the matching result and saving them; and repeating the obtaining to the calibrating until the map creation in the working area is complete.

Abstract: To provide a mobile body control system, a control method, and a storage medium in which a mobile body can move to an appropriate angle and distance in accordance with emotion of a communication target. Provided is a mobile body control system including a moving unit to move; a measuring unit to measure an angle and a distance with a target which is a communication target; an emotion estimating unit to estimate an emotion of the target; and a control unit to control the moving unit to move a mobile body to an initial position with an appropriate angle and distance with respect to the target in accordance with the estimated emotion.

Abstract: A multi-processor architecture for automated driving systems can be used to improve performance and provide design flexibility. For example, a multi-processor architecture can be used to implement command generation and safety functionality in different processors. The command generation processor can be a high performing processor compared with the safety processor. The safety processor can verify the safety of commands output from the command generation processor and provide additional I/O channels that are typically absent on high performing processors. Additionally, processing of some sensor data can be moved to expansion modules with additional processors to reduce bottlenecks and provide design flexibility for systems with different sensing requirements.

Abstract: A robot includes a display, a sensing unit including at least one sensor for detecting a physical stimulus, and a processor configured to detect the physical stimulus based on a sensing value acquired from the at least one sensor while an operation is performed, identify the physical stimulus based on the acquired sensing value, perform control to stop or terminate the operation based on the identified physical stimulus, and control the display to display a graphical user interface (GUI) corresponding to the identified physical stimulus.

Abstract: A mobile entity includes: a position decision unit configured to determine a position of itself; an environment information acquisition unit configured to acquire environment information at the position; and a motion determination unit configured to determine whether a motion scheduled to be performed holds based on the environment information. The environment information includes at least one of environment information related to a vocal apparatus and environment information related to a display device.

Abstract: A method includes sensing, with a sensor, an outer surface of a pile of material, with a controller located on an at least partially autonomously-controlled machine, a midpoint of the pile of material based on the sensed outer surface; determining, with the controller, a plurality of potential loading paths around the midpoint for loading the machine; selecting, with the controller, a primary loading path of the potential loading paths based on a cost function analysis, and causing, with the controller, the machine to perform a loading instance as defined by the primary loading path.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining safe zones in a workspace calculate safe actions in real time based on all sensed relevant objects and on the current state of the machinery (e.g., a robot) in the workspace. Various embodiments forecast, in real time, both the motion of the machinery and the possible motion of a human within the space, and continuously update the forecast as the machinery operates and humans move in the workspace.

Abstract: Systems and methods to maintain a fleet of aerial vehicles may include a maintenance system, a charging power source, and a control system. For example, the maintenance system may include a plurality of workstations to perform maintenance tasks, a charging rail that connects the workstations with the charging power source, and a plurality of platforms that move along the charging rail. The control system may instruct a platform to receive an aerial vehicle, couple the aerial vehicle to the charging rail, move the aerial vehicle among the workstations, and charge a battery of the aerial vehicle via the charging rail during movement and/or performance of various maintenance tasks.

Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to transporting an object into and out of a vehicle using an arm mounted to the vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting a plurality of objects in an environment of the vehicle, and identifying at least one object for transportation. The method includes determining at least one attribute for the at least one object, and determining a transport plan of how to move the at least one object into the vehicle based on the determined at least one attribute. The method includes, based on the transport plan, controlling the arm to move from a retracted position inside the vehicle to an extended position outside the vehicle, to engage the at least one object, move from the extended position to the retracted position, and disengage the at least one object to move the at least one object into the vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a removal system and a method for removing parts processed in a processing system (200). The removal system is designed for engagement with a transportation unit (110) which is used for intermediate storage and/or transportation of a workpiece processed with the processing system (200), the processed workpiece comprising the parts to be removed. The removal system comprises a bridge movement system (120) which extends with its central longitudinal axis transversely to the longitudinal axis of the transportation unit (110) and can be moved axially in the longitudinal axis of the transportation unit (110). In addition, the removal system comprises a first parts conveyor system, which is arranged on the bridge movement system (120) and extends substantially parallel to the central longitudinal axis of the bridge movement system.

Abstract: A method of operating a mobile robot according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes receiving a guidance destination input, generating a global path to the received guidance destination, detecting and tracking an obstacle, detecting and tracking a guidance target, upon detecting the guidance target within a reference distance, generating an avoidance path to avoid an obstacle being tracked, calculating a moving speed based on the distance to the guidance target and the obstacle being tracked, and moving based on the avoidance path and the calculated moving speed, thereby comfortably escorting the guidance target to the destination.

Abstract: A testing system according to one or more embodiments may include: a smear preparing apparatus that prepares a smear slide by smearing a sample on a glass slide; a smear transporting apparatus that transports the smear slide; a controller; and a display part. The controller may cause the display part to display a selection screen on which one or more of the smear preparing apparatus and the smear transporting apparatus can be selected. Based on a selection on the selection screen, the one or more of the smear preparing apparatus and the smear transporting apparatus selected on the selection screen may run respective start operations.

Abstract: An information processing method in a server device includes obtaining first information obtained by at least one of one or more sensors installed in a space, detecting the breakage of an article present in the space based on the first information, estimating a situation where the breakage of the article occurred based on the first information, and outputting second information for causing a self-propelled device to perform a predetermine operation in the space according to the estimated situation.

Abstract: Grease distribution systems for lubricating a plurality of fracking valves on a wellhead may include a distribution manifold configured for mounting on or adjacent to the wellhead. The grease distribution manifold may include a plurality of manifold valves. A grease pump may be disposed in fluid communication with the grease distribution manifold. A plurality of safety valves may be disposed in fluid communication with the respective manifold valves. Each of the safety valves is configured to be disposed in fluid communication with one of a plurality of fracking valves. The grease pump is configured to distribute grease through at least one of the manifold valves and its respective one of the safety valves, to the respective one of the fracking valves.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a control system and a control method of an unmanned engineering machinery. The system includes at least a slave computer, a master computer and an execution device. The slave computer is configured to receive a current sensing value fed back by a sensing device in the unmanned engineering machinery, and to send the current sensing value to the master computer. The master computer is configured to generate a control instruction according to the current sensing value and a predetermined target sensing value of the sensing device, and to send the control instruction to the execution device through the slave computer.

Abstract: A stacking head's path can be dynamically calculated during a stacking operation. A control system of a sod harvester can include a dynamic path calculator for performing these dynamic calculations to prevent the stacking head from colliding with the sod harvester's frame or to cause the stacking head to traverse the most efficient path between the pickup position and the stacking position. These dynamic calculations could be performed in scenarios where the pickup position may be dynamically adjusted for a particular stacking operation.

Abstract: There is provided a cleaning robot including a first light source module and a second light source module respectively project a first light section and a second light section, which are vertical light sections, in front of a moving direction, wherein the first light section and the second light section cross with each other at a predetermined distance in front of the cleaning robot so as to eliminate a detection dead zone between the first light source module and the second light source module in front of the cleaning robot to avoid collision with an object during operation.

Abstract: A method and a robot of redefining a position of a robot using artificial intelligence are disclosed, and the robot that redefines a position using artificial intelligence separately stores an entrance-allowable area and an entrance-unallowable area in a space in which the robot moves as a map and stores locating posts that are required for the robot to restore a position thereof.

Abstract: A user interface system includes one or more controllers configured to move freely in three dimensions, where the one or more controllers include an inertial sensor coupled to measure movement of the one or more controllers, and output movement data including information about the movement. The user interface system further includes a processor coupled to receive the movement data, where the processor includes logic that, when executed by the processor, causes the user interface system to perform operations, including receiving the movement data with the processor, identifying an unintentional movement in the movement data with the processor, and outputting unintentional movement data that identifies the unintentional movement.

Abstract: This invention includes an autonomous driving system for automobiles, comprising: one or more common electronic communication ports of autonomous driving (communication ports) that are built-in on the automobiles; and one or more universal autonomous driving portable controllers (portable controllers) that are to be plugged-in to the said communication ports that are built-in on the automobiles. The interfaces of the communication ports and the portable controllers are both standardized such that the portable controllers can be plugged-in universally to all of the automobiles that are equipped with the built-in communication ports. The communication ports comprise electronic communication of all relevant electronic control units (ECUs) and feedback information of the automobiles, dedicated for the said portable controllers to communicate with and to control the automobiles.

Abstract: A programmable robot for educational purposes comprising a body comprising a drive system for causing the robot to move, an information acquisition device configured to acquire information from an external information carrying element, and a first connection element, and a head comprising a control system with a data storage element and a processor element being configured to receive a data signal transmitted from the at least one information acquisition device, the data signal comprising the acquired information from the external information carrying element, to process the data signal to interpret the information and achieve instructions, and to cause the drive system to move the robot in accordance with the instructions, and a second connection element, where the body and the head are adapted to be detachably coupled to one another by connecting the first connection element and the second connection element to one another.

Abstract: A robot arm mechanism has a plurality of link sections. The plurality of link sections are connected by a plurality of joints. Each of the link sections is provided with a plurality of photoelectric sensors. The photoelectric sensor is constituted of a light projecting section and a light receiving section. The light projecting section is installed at one end of the link section. The light receiving section is installed at the other end of the link section. On an outside of the link section, an optical path reaching the light receiving section from the light projecting section is positioned. Approach of a worker to the link section can be detected by the optical path of any of the photoelectric sensors being cut off.

Abstract: A method for controlling a robotic device based on observed object locations is presented. The method includes observing objects in an environment. The method also includes generating a probability distribution for locations of the observed objects. The method further includes controlling the robotic device to perform an action in the environment based on the generated probability distribution.

Abstract: A machining apparatus is borne by an articulated arm and includes: a casing defining an opening to be placed by the articulated arm in a machining position so the opening faces the surface to be machined; at least three bearers attached to the casing to rest against the surface to be machined in the machining position; an attachment system fixing the casing to the surface to be machined; at least one support mounted to move with respect to the casing, and a machine-tool mounted on the support; and at least one position sensor providing position parameters representing a relative position of the surface to be machined with respect to the casing. Also included is a control system operating the support and to move the machine-tool with respect to the casing according to a movement instruction, the control system being designed to calculate the movement instruction using the position parameters.