Apparatus and methods for providing a reconfigurable robotic platform

US10518407B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Discovery Robotics · US

Inventors

• Larry Williams · Los Angeles, US
• Vivek Rajendran · San Diego, US
• Hardik Shah · Pittsburgh, US
• Dharmateja Kadem · Pittsburgh, US
• Jeffrey Blum · Pittsburgh, US
• Ishit Shah · Pittsburgh, US
• Manomit Bal · Pittsburgh, US
• Britta Kathleen Ulm · Pittsburgh, US
• David Callen · Pittsburgh, US
• Sujith Vijaya Kumar · Pittsburgh, US
• Naman Kumar · Pittsburgh, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 11, 2017
• Grant date: Dec 31, 2019
• Expiry date: Jul 11, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05D1/028
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method and system for a reconfigurable robotic platform through a plurality of interchangeable service modules and adapted to engage in both autonomous and interactive maintenance and monitoring of a service area, the robotic platform configured to perform a wide variety of tasks utilizing the plurality of interchangeable service modules, and navigating through the service area utilizing a plurality of sensors and guided through a stored service plan for the service area.