Apparatus and method for auxiliary mobile robot functionality

    公开(公告)号:US10857679B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-08

    申请号:US16120082

    申请日:2018-08-31

    申请人: Savioke, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G05B19/18 B25J11/00 B25J9/16

    摘要: A method for a robot to autonomously interact with elevator controls comprising: while physically traversing a route to a target location within an environment, determining that the route includes navigating to a particular floor that is different than a current floor of the robot; navigating to a set of one or more elevators along the route; identifying a location of an elevator call button corresponding to the set of one or more elevators; navigating to the location of the elevator call button and pressing the elevator call button, wherein pressing the elevator call button comprises: rotating the robot in place until a vertical structure faces the elevator call button; extending or retracting the vertical structure until a button pushing element is aligned with the elevator call button; moving towards the elevator call button and causing the button pushing element to press the elevator call button.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROBOTIC DELIVERY BETWEEN MOVING TARGETS

    公开(公告)号:US20180311820A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-01

    申请号:US15584009

    申请日:2017-05-01

    申请人: Savioke, Inc.

    IPC分类号: B25J9/16 G05D1/00 G05D1/02

    摘要: A robot for delivering items within a building or within a prescribed radius of a building are provided. A method comprises receiving a task indicating a non-stationary origin and a destination; identifying a current location of the non-stationary origin by interrogating a remote computer associated with the non-stationary origin for the current location of the non-stationary origin; moving towards the current location of the non-stationary origin; determining that the non-stationary origin has changed location by interrogating the remote computer associated with the non-stationary origin for an updated current location of the non-stationary origin; predicting a next location of the non-stationary origin using an artificial intelligence prediction algorithm; determining that the robot has arrived at the origin; detecting an interaction with the robot that is associated with introducing an item to or removing an item from a storage compartment in the robot; moving towards the destination inside of the building.

    COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED INDOOR SURVEYING BY ROBOTS

    公开(公告)号:US20190129444A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-02

    申请号:US15799738

    申请日:2017-10-31

    申请人: Savioke, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G05D1/02 B25J5/00

    摘要: A method for autonomous sensor data collection by a robot comprising: receiving, at the robot, a digitally stored initial map representing a plurality of locations within an environment, wherein each location of the plurality of locations is associated with first sensor data; determining, based on the initial map and one or more stored parameters, whether one or more portions of the initial map should be updated; in response to determining one or more portions of the initial map should be updated, the robot calculating a route to one or more target locations corresponding to the one or more portions of the initial map, and the robot physically traversing the environment on the route; during traversal of the route, collecting second sensor data from one or more sensors of the robot at each target location of the one or more target locations; generating updated map data associating each target location of the one or more locations with respective updated sensor data based on the second sensor data.

    Entryway Based Authentication System
    4.
    发明申请
    Entryway Based Authentication System 有权
    基于入口的认证系统

    公开(公告)号:US20150242806A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-27

    申请号:US14530677

    申请日:2014-10-31

    申请人: Savioke, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G06Q10/08 G05D1/02

    摘要: A system can include at least one robot configured to autonomously navigate from a first location to a destination zone, the at least one robot having a generally cylindrical shape and including a storage container for storing at least one item for delivery, a plurality of image based depth sensor mounted proximate a top end of the robot, and a controller configured to navigate to the destination zone and to authenticate a delivery target for the item.

    摘要翻译: 一种系统可以包括至少一个被配置为从第一位置到目的地区域自主地导航的机器人,所述至少一个机器人具有大致圆柱形的形状,并且包括用于存储至少一个用于传送的物品的存储容器, 安装在机器人的顶端附近的深度传感器以及被配置为导航到目的地区域并且验证物品的传送目标的控制器。

    DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTONOMOUS ROBOT NAVIGATION AND SECURE PACKAGE DELIVERY

    公开(公告)号:US20210302971A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-30

    申请号:US17213172

    申请日:2021-03-25

    申请人: Savioke, Inc.

    发明人: Steve Cousins

    IPC分类号: G05D1/02 G05D1/00 B25J9/16

    摘要: A method can include, by operation of a control system for a robot, autonomously navigating to an elevator car location; by operation of at least one sensor on the robot, identifying an elevator call button; by operation of a movement system of the robot, positioning the robot proximate to the call button; extending a rising member vertically from the robot; rotating the robot to align a pushing member with the call button; and using sensor information from the robot, extending the pushing member from the rising member to contact and activate the call button. Corresponding devices and systems are also disclosed.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING NON-LOCAL INFORMATION TO CONSTRAIN ROBOT SERVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20180333853A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-22

    申请号:US15817034

    申请日:2017-11-17

    申请人: Savioke, Inc.

    IPC分类号: B25J9/16 G05D1/02

    摘要: A method for constraining movements of a robot comprises: obtaining digitally stored dynamic building data describing a set of one or more temporary conditions, the dynamic building data comprising, for each temporary condition of the set of one or more temporary conditions, a location of the temporary condition and a description of the temporary location; updating, from the dynamic building data, digital cost data associated with one or more features of a digital map by calculating, for each temporary condition of the set of one or more temporary conditions, an increased cost of navigation associated with the location of the temporary condition; in response to receiving a task that is associated with a destination location, determining a route of the robot to the destination location using the digital map based in part upon the location of each temporary condition and the increased cost associated with the location, the route not including at least a location of a particular temporary condition of the set of one or more temporary conditions; causing the robot to traverse to the destination location using the route.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING NON-LOCAL INFORMATION TO CONSTRAIN ROBOT SERVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20200254614A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-13

    申请号:US16863041

    申请日:2020-04-30

    申请人: Savioke, Inc.

    摘要: A method for constraining movements of a robot comprises: obtaining digitally stored dynamic building data describing a set of one or more temporary conditions, the dynamic building data comprising, for each temporary condition of the set of one or more temporary conditions, a location of the temporary condition and a description of the temporary location; updating, from the dynamic building data, digital cost data associated with one or more features of a digital map by calculating, for each temporary condition of the set of one or more temporary conditions, an increased cost of navigation associated with the location of the temporary condition; in response to receiving a task that is associated with a destination location, determining a route of the robot to the destination location using the digital map based in part upon the location of each temporary condition and the increased cost associated with the location, the route not including at least a location of a particular temporary condition of the set of one or more temporary conditions; causing the robot to traverse to the destination location using the route.

    Computer system and method for automated indoor surveying by robots

    公开(公告)号:US10365660B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-30

    申请号:US15799738

    申请日:2017-10-31

    申请人: Savioke, Inc.

    摘要: A method for autonomous sensor data collection by a robot comprising: receiving, at the robot, a digitally stored initial map representing a plurality of locations within an environment, wherein each location of the plurality of locations is associated with first sensor data; determining, based on the initial map and one or more stored parameters, whether one or more portions of the initial map should be updated; in response to determining one or more portions of the initial map should be updated, the robot calculating a route to one or more target locations corresponding to the one or more portions of the initial map, and the robot physically traversing the environment on the route; during traversal of the route, collecting second sensor data from one or more sensors of the robot at each target location of the one or more target locations; generating updated map data associating each target location of the one or more locations with respective updated sensor data based on the second sensor data.

    System and method for robotic delivery between moving targets

    公开(公告)号:US10252419B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-09

    申请号:US15584009

    申请日:2017-05-01

    申请人: Savioke, Inc.

    IPC分类号: B25J9/16 G05D1/00 G05D1/02

    摘要: A robot for delivering items within a building or within a prescribed radius of a building are provided. A method comprises receiving a task indicating a non-stationary origin and a destination; identifying a current location of the non-stationary origin by interrogating a remote computer associated with the non-stationary origin for the current location of the non-stationary origin; moving towards the current location of the non-stationary origin; determining that the non-stationary origin has changed location by interrogating the remote computer associated with the non-stationary origin for an updated current location of the non-stationary origin; predicting a next location of the non-stationary origin using an artificial intelligence prediction algorithm; determining that the robot has arrived at the origin; detecting an interaction with the robot that is associated with introducing an item to or removing an item from a storage compartment in the robot; moving towards the destination inside of the building.

    System and method for utilizing non-local information to constrain robot services

    公开(公告)号:US09844879B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-19

    申请号:US15598130

    申请日:2017-05-17

    申请人: Savioke, Inc.

    摘要: A method for constraining movements of a robot comprises: using the robot, receiving dynamic building data that describes a temporary condition of a building or campus comprising a set of buildings and a location of the temporary condition; using the robot, updating, from the dynamic building data, a map layer of a plurality of map layers of a map by calculating an increased cost of navigation of the portion of the map layer corresponding to the location of the temporary condition, the increased cost based on the description of the temporary condition; using the robot, upon receiving a task having an origin location and a destination location, determining a fastest route from the origin location to the destination location from the plurality of map layers of the map using a graph search algorithm that calculates an expected velocity of the robot over the portion of the map layer corresponding to the location of the temporary condition; using the robot, traversing the fastest route from the origin location to the destination location.