Apparatus, system, and method of providing hazard detection and control for a mobile robot
US12298773B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/617
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus, system and method capable of providing an autonomous mobile robot hazard detection and control system. The apparatus, system and method may include: a robot having a robot body; a plurality of sensors physically associated with the robot body, and capable of detecting a hazardous condition in an operational environment; and at least one processing system at least partially physically associated with the robot body and communicatively connected to the plurality of sensors. The at least one processing system may include non-transitory computing code which, when executed by a processor of the at least one processing system, causes to occur the steps of: mapping a navigation path for the robot to traverse; detecting the hazardous condition along the navigation path based on output from the plurality of sensors; and instructing at least one action by the robot other than following the navigation path, wherein the at least one action at least partially addresses the hazardous condition.
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