Robot base position planning
    11.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11465279B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-11

    申请号:US16204118

    申请日:2018-11-29

    Inventor: Benjamin Holson

    Abstract: A method includes receiving sensor data representative of surfaces in a physical environment containing an interaction point for a robotic device, and determining, based on the sensor data, a height map of the surfaces in the physical environment. The method also includes determining, by inputting the height map and the interaction point into a pre-trained model, one or more candidate positions for a base of the robotic device to allow a manipulator of the robotic device to reach the interaction point. The method additionally includes determining a collision-free trajectory to be followed by the manipulator to reach the interaction point when the base of the robotic device is positioned at a selected candidate position of the one or more candidate positions and, based on determining the collision-free trajectory, causing the base of the robotic device to move to the selected candidate position within the physical environment.

    Monitoring of Surface Touch Points for Precision Cleaning

    公开(公告)号:US20220193888A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-23

    申请号:US17382561

    申请日:2021-07-22

    Abstract: A system includes a robotic device, a sensor disposed on the robotic device, and circuitry configured to perform operations. The operations include determining a map that represents stationary features of an environment and receiving, from the sensor, sensor data representing the environment. The operations also include determining, based on the sensor data, a representation of an actor within the environment, where the representation includes keypoints representing corresponding body locations of the actor. The operations also include determining that a portion of a particular stationary feature is positioned within a threshold distance of a particular keypoint and, based on thereon, updating the map to indicate that the portion is to be cleaned. The operations further include, based on the map as updated, causing the robotic device to clean the portion of the particular stationary feature.

    Robot Base Position Planning
    14.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200171653A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-04

    申请号:US16204118

    申请日:2018-11-29

    Inventor: Benjamin Holson

    Abstract: A method includes receiving sensor data representative of surfaces in a physical environment containing an interaction point for a robotic device and determining, based on the sensor data, a height map of the surfaces in the physical environment. The method also includes determining, by inputting the height map and the interaction point into a pre-trained model, one or more candidate positions for a base of the robotic device to allow a manipulator of the robotic device to reach the interaction point. The method additionally includes determining a collision-free trajectory to be followed by the manipulator of the robotic device to reach the interaction point when the base of the robotic device is positioned at a selected candidate position of the one or more candidate positions and, based on determining the collision-free trajectory, causing the base of the robotic device to move to the selected candidate position within the physical environment.

    Friction drive system and methods for use

    公开(公告)号:US10556630B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-11

    申请号:US15196090

    申请日:2016-06-29

    Abstract: An example implementation includes a robotic system including a first wheel and a second wheel configured to rotate about a first axis. Each wheel of the first wheel and the second wheel includes a contact surface and a motor coupled to a rotatable component. Each motor is configured to rotate the rotatable component about a respective second axis. The rotatable component is frictionally engaged with the contact surface such that a rotation of the rotatable component about the respective second axis is translated to a rotation of the wheel about the first axis. The robotic system further includes a controller configured to operate the motor of the first wheel and the motor of the second wheel in order to cause the robotic system to maintain its balance and navigate within an environment based on data received from one or more sensors.

    Monitoring of surface touch points for precision cleaning

    公开(公告)号:US11642780B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-09

    申请号:US17382561

    申请日:2021-07-22

    CPC classification number: B25J9/04 B25J9/163 B25J9/1615

    Abstract: A system includes a robotic device, a sensor disposed on the robotic device, and circuitry configured to perform operations. The operations include determining a map that represents stationary features of an environment and receiving, from the sensor, sensor data representing the environment. The operations also include determining, based on the sensor data, a representation of an actor within the environment, where the representation includes keypoints representing corresponding body locations of the actor. The operations also include determining that a portion of a particular stationary feature is positioned within a threshold distance of a particular keypoint and, based on thereon, updating the map to indicate that the portion is to be cleaned. The operations further include, based on the map as updated, causing the robotic device to clean the portion of the particular stationary feature.

    Mobile Robot Environment Sensing
    17.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220341906A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-27

    申请号:US17240232

    申请日:2021-04-26

    Abstract: A method includes receiving data collected by at least one sensor on a robotic device, wherein the data is to be used for an ambient environment state representation, and wherein the data represents ambient environment measurements collected at locations of the at least one sensor when the robotic device is passively monitoring an environment such that robotic device navigation is not based on the ambient environment state representation. The method further includes determining the ambient environment state representation using the data collected by the at least one sensor on the robotic device. The method also includes identifying, based on the ambient environment state representation, one or more anomalous ambient environment measurements. The method additionally includes causing, based on the one or more identified anomalous ambient environment measurements, the robotic device to actively monitor the environment such that robotic device navigation is based on the ambient environment state representation.

    Robot control
    18.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11253990B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-22

    申请号:US16654658

    申请日:2019-10-16

    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and computer readable media applicable to balancing robots. Some implementations are directed to maintaining a given end effector pose (relative to a world frame) of an end effector of a balancing robot when there is a disturbance to a balancing base of the balancing robot. Some implementations are additionally or alternatively directed to transitioning a balancing robot from a fallen configuration to a balanced configuration. Some implementations are additionally or alternatively directed to mitigating the risk that a balancing robot will fall when interacting with actuable environmental objects (e.g., doors) and/or to lessen the disturbance to a balancing base when interacting with actuable environmental objects.

    ROBOT NAVIGATION USING 2D AND 3D PATH PLANNING

    公开(公告)号:US20210162599A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-03

    申请号:US17156844

    申请日:2021-01-25

    Inventor: Benjamin Holson

    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer-readable storage devices, for robot navigation using 2D and 3D path planning. In the disclosed method, a robot accesses map data indicating two-dimensional layout of objects in a space and evaluates candidate paths for the robot to traverse. In response to determining that the candidate paths do not include a collision-free path across the space for a two-dimensional profile of the robot, the robot evaluates a three-dimensional shape of the robot with respect to a three-dimensional shape of an object in the space. Based on the evaluation of the three-dimensional shapes, the robot determines a collision-free path to traverse through the space.

    Robot navigation using 2D and 3D path planning

    公开(公告)号:US10899006B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-26

    申请号:US15967805

    申请日:2018-05-01

    Inventor: Benjamin Holson

    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer-readable storage devices, for robot navigation using 2D and 3D path planning. In the disclosed method, a robot accesses map data indicating two-dimensional layout of objects in a space and evaluates candidate paths for the robot to traverse. In response to determining that the candidate paths do not include a collision-free path across the space for a two-dimensional profile of the robot, the robot evaluates a three-dimensional shape of the robot with respect to a three-dimensional shape of an object in the space. Based on the evaluation of the three-dimensional shapes, the robot determines a collision-free path to traverse through the space.

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