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公开(公告)号:US11256259B2
公开(公告)日:2022-02-22
申请号:US16135329
申请日:2018-09-19
Applicant: Locus Robotics Corp.
Inventor: Matthew Whitaker , Bradley Powers , Michael Charles Johnson , Sean Johnson , Thomas Moore
Abstract: Systems and methods for contextually mapping zones within a space for regulating robotic navigation within the space include defining, by at least one fiducial marker positioned within the space, a zone within the space, associating a rule with the zone, the rule at least partially dictating operation of one or more robots within the zone, and operating the one or more robots within the zone consistent with the rule.
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公开(公告)号:US20170032306A1
公开(公告)日:2017-02-02
申请号:US14815110
申请日:2015-07-31
Applicant: Locus Robotics Corp.
Inventor: Mike Johnson , Bradley Powers , Bruce Welty , Sean Johnson
CPC classification number: G06Q10/06398 , B65G1/1378 , G05B19/042 , G05B2219/39371 , G05D1/0022 , G05D1/0234 , G05D1/0261 , G05D2201/0216 , G06K7/10297 , G06K7/10366 , G06K9/00288 , G06K9/00597 , G06Q10/087 , G06Q10/1091 , G06Q30/0635 , G06Q50/28
Abstract: A system for identifying and tracking performance of operators in a warehouse. The system comprises at least one robot configured to interact with the operators in the warehouse. The at least one robot includes a first transceiver, a proximity detector, and a memory. The first transceiver defines a zone surrounding the robot and the proximity detector is coupled to the first transceiver. The proximity detector is configured to detect entry, into the zone, of an operator and to detect exit of the operator from the zone. The memory contains information identifying said operators who have entered and exited the zone.
Abstract translation: 用于识别和跟踪仓库中操作员的性能的系统。 该系统包括至少一个被配置为与仓库中的操作者交互的机器人。 所述至少一个机器人包括第一收发器,接近检测器和存储器。 第一收发器限定围绕机器人的区域,并且接近检测器耦合到第一收发器。 接近检测器被配置为检测进入操作者的区域并且检测操作者离开该区域的出口。 记忆体包含识别进入和离开区域的所有操作员的信息。
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公开(公告)号:US10761539B2
公开(公告)日:2020-09-01
申请号:US15821650
申请日:2017-11-22
Applicant: Locus Robotics Corp.
Inventor: Thomas Moore , Bradley Powers , Hian Kai Kwa
Abstract: A method and system for docking a robot with a charger docking station, including receiving an initial pose and receiving a mating pose associated with the robot charger docking station, performing a first navigation from a location to the initial pose, and performing a second navigation of the robot from the initial pose to the mating pose. The second navigation may proceed substantially along an arc path from the initial pose to the mating pose, thereby, upon arriving at the mating pose, an electrical charging port of the robot mates with an electrical charging assembly. The arc path may be associated with a section of a unique circle having a radius and a center equidistant from the initial pose and the mating pose. Controlling for error may include a proportional control and/or weighted control or switching between the controls to maintain an error below a threshold.
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公开(公告)号:US10198706B2
公开(公告)日:2019-02-05
申请号:US14815110
申请日:2015-07-31
Applicant: Locus Robotics Corp.
Inventor: Michael Charles Johnson , Bradley Powers , Bruce Welty , Sean Johnson
IPC: G06F19/00 , G06Q10/06 , G06Q10/10 , G06K7/10 , G06K9/00 , G06Q50/28 , B65G1/137 , G05B19/042 , G05D1/00 , G05D1/02 , G06Q30/06 , G06Q10/08
Abstract: A system for identifying and tracking performance of operators in a warehouse. The system comprises at least one robot configured to interact with the operators in the warehouse. The at least one robot includes a first transceiver, a proximity detector, and a memory. The first transceiver defines a zone surrounding the robot and the proximity detector is coupled to the first transceiver. The proximity detector is configured to detect entry, into the zone, of an operator and to detect exit of the operator from the zone. The memory contains information identifying said operators who have entered and exited the zone.
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公开(公告)号:US10019015B2
公开(公告)日:2018-07-10
申请号:US15608543
申请日:2017-05-30
Applicant: Locus Robotics Corp.
Inventor: Michael Charles Johnson , Bradley Powers , Bruce Welty , Sean Johnson
CPC classification number: G05D1/0246 , B25J5/007 , B25J11/008 , B65G1/1378 , G05D1/0011 , G05D1/0234 , G05D1/0274 , G05D1/0276 , G05D2201/0211 , G05D2201/0216 , G06Q10/087
Abstract: A method for performing tasks on items located in a space using a robot, the items being located proximate fiducial markers, each fiducial marker having a fiducial identification. The method includes receiving an order to perform a task on at least one item and determining the fiducial identification associated with the at least one item. The method also includes obtaining, using the fiducial identification of the at least one item, a set of coordinates representing a position of the fiducial marker with the determined fiducial identification, in a coordinate system defined by the space. The method further includes navigating the robot to the coordinates of the fiducial marker associated with said determined fiducial identification.
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公开(公告)号:US09758305B2
公开(公告)日:2017-09-12
申请号:US14815246
申请日:2015-07-31
Applicant: Locus Robotics Corp.
Inventor: Mike Johnson , Bradley Powers , Bruce Welty , Sean Johnson
CPC classification number: G05D1/0246 , B25J5/007 , B25J11/008 , B65G1/1378 , G05D1/0011 , G05D1/0234 , G05D1/0274 , G05D1/0276 , G05D2201/0211 , G05D2201/0216 , G06Q10/087
Abstract: A method for performing tasks on items located in a space using a robot, the items being located proximate fiducial markers, each fiducial marker having a fiducial identification. The method includes receiving an order to perform a task on at least one item and determining the fiducial identification associated with the at least one item. The method also includes obtaining, using the fiducial identification of the at least one item, a set of coordinates representing a position of the fiducial marker with the determined fiducial identification, in a coordinate system defined by the space. The method further includes navigating the robot to the coordinates of the fiducial marker associated with said determined fiducial identification.
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公开(公告)号:US10513033B2
公开(公告)日:2019-12-24
申请号:US15697759
申请日:2017-09-07
Applicant: Locus Robotics Corp.
Inventor: Michael Charles Johnson , Sean Johnson , Bradley Powers , Kaitlin Margaret Gallagher
Abstract: A method for queuing robots destined for one or more target locations in an environment, includes determining if a plurality of robots destined for the one or more target locations have entered a predefined target zone proximate the one or more target locations. The method also includes assigning each of the robots to either its target location or one of a plurality of queue locations based on an assigned priority. The plurality of queue locations are grouped into one or more queue groups.
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公开(公告)号:US10429847B2
公开(公告)日:2019-10-01
申请号:US15712256
申请日:2017-09-22
Applicant: Locus Robotics Corp.
Inventor: Thomas Moore , Bradley Powers
Abstract: A method and system for navigation of a robot along a goal path and avoiding obstacles. The method includes receiving goal pose for one or more robots and determining a goal path for a first robot while avoiding moving and fixed obstacles of a received obstacle map. A first objective function is evaluated to select a preferred velocity from a generated set of candidate velocities, the selecting based on one or more weighted cost functions. A set of velocity obstacles created based on the poses of the one or more robots and the preferred velocity is used in evaluating a second objective function to determine the motion of the robot in the next time cycle. Creating the set of velocity objects includes converting the preferred velocity from a non-holonomic to a holonomic velocity.
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公开(公告)号:US10399443B2
公开(公告)日:2019-09-03
申请号:US15712491
申请日:2017-09-22
Applicant: Locus Robotics Corp.
Inventor: Hian Kai Kwa , Michael Sussman , Thomas Moore , Bradley Powers , Christina Nicole Fong
Abstract: An electrical charging station for charging an autonomous robot with first and second cameras used for docking the autonomous robot with the electrical charging station. There is a front side cover with a surface, the front side cover including a first charging member configured to receive a second charging member on the autonomous robot when the autonomous robot is docked with the charging station for charging. There is a first fiducial surface including a first fiducial marker affixed to the first surface. The first fiducial surface defines a plane disposed at a first non-zero angle relative to a plane defined by the surface of the front side cover. There is a second fiducial surface including a second fiducial marker affixed to the second surface. The second fiducial surface defines a plane disposed at a second non-zero angle relative to the plane defined by the surface of the front side cover.
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公开(公告)号:US10354214B2
公开(公告)日:2019-07-16
申请号:US15239133
申请日:2016-08-17
Applicant: Locus Robotics Corp.
Inventor: Michael Charles Johnson , Bradley Powers , Bruce Welty , Sean Johnson , Luis Jaquez
IPC: G06F19/00 , G06Q10/06 , G06Q10/10 , G06K7/10 , G06K9/00 , G06Q50/28 , B65G1/137 , G05B19/042 , G05D1/00 , G05D1/02 , G06Q30/06 , G06Q10/08
Abstract: A robot system includes at least one robot configured to interact with a plurality of operators in a warehouse. The robot has a proximity detector configured to detect the presence of an operator of the plurality of operators when they are within a predetermined distance of the at least one robot. There is a processor configured to retrieve from a memory a set of operator interaction preferences for the operator detected. And, there is a display device configured to allow the at least one robot to interact with the detected operator based on the set of operator interaction preferences of the detected operator.
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