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Obstacle recognition method for autonomous robots

US12135564B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Al Incorporated · CA

Inventors

Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi · San Diego, US
Soroush Mehrnia · Helsingborg, SE
Lukas Robinson · York, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 17, 2023
Grant date	Nov 5, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 17, 2043

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA47L2201/06
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Some aspects include a method for operating a robot in a workspace, including: capturing, with an image sensor, image data of the workspace including objects within the workspace as the robot moves within the workspace; identifying, with a processor of the robot, at least one characteristic in the image data, wherein the at least one characteristic comprises one of: an edge, a shape, and a color; determining, with the processor, an object type of an object; and instructing, with the processor, the robot to execute at least one action based on the at least one characteristic, wherein the at least one action comprises one of: driving along a modified path and driving around the object.

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