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Providing logistical support for robots

US10953541B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 31, 2018
Grant dateMar 23, 2021
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Expiry dateApr 16, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B2219/40163
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure describes a device, computer-readable medium, and method for providing logistical support for robots. In one example, the method includes receiving, at a centralized support center that is in communication with a plurality of robots, a query from a first robot of the plurality of robots that has been deployed to perform a task, wherein the query indicates an error encountered by the first robot and evidence of the error collected by the first robot, formulating, at the centralized support center, a proposed solution to resolve the error, wherein the formulating comprises soliciting an analysis of the evidence by a party other than the first robot, and delivering, by the centralized support center, the proposed solution to the first robot.

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