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Shared robot knowledge base for use with cloud computing system

US8639644B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 4, 2012
Grant dateJan 28, 2014
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Expiry dateMay 4, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B2219/45084
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present application discloses shared robot knowledge bases for use with cloud computing systems. In one embodiment, the cloud computing system collects data from a robot about an object the robot has encountered in its environment, and stores the received data in the shared robot knowledge base. In another embodiment, the cloud computing system sends instructions for interacting with an object to a robot, receives feedback from the robot based on its interaction with the object, and updates data in the shared robot knowledge base based on the feedback. In yet another embodiment, the cloud computing system sends instructions to a robot for executing an application based on information stored in the shared robot knowledge base. In the disclosed embodiments, information in the shared robot knowledge bases is updated based on robot experiences so that any particular robot may benefit from prior experiences of other robots.

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