Control of multiple intelligent umbrellas and/or robotic shading systems

A first intelligent umbrella, comprising:

• a first base assembly placed on a surface;
• a first support assembly connected to the first base assembly, the first support assembly to rotate around the first base assembly;
• a first shading expansion assembly connected to the first support assembly, the first shading expansion assembly further comprising one or more arms connected to the first shading expansion assembly;
• a first camera to capture images of an area around the first intelligent umbrella;
• a first wireless communication transceiver;
• one or more processors;
• one or more memory devices;
• and
• computer-readable instructions stored in the one or more memory devices, the computer-readable instructions fetched from the one or more memory devices and executed by the one or more processors to:
• communicate first commands to the first camera to cause the first camera to be activated and to capture the images of the area around the first intelligent umbrella;
• and
• communicate second commands to the first wireless communication transceiver, wherein the first wireless communication transceiver communicates the second commands to a second intelligent umbrella to cause a second camera in the second intelligent umbrella to capture images of the area around the second intelligent umbrella.

A first intelligent umbrella, comprising:

• a first base assembly placed on a surface;
• a first support assembly connected to the first base assembly, the first support assembly to rotate around the first base assembly;
• a first shading expansion assembly connected to the first support assembly, the first shading expansion assembly further comprising one or more arms connected to the first shading expansion assembly;
• a first sensor assembly to capture sensor measurements in an area around the first intelligent umbrella;
• a first wireless communication transceiver;
• one or more processors;
• one or more memory devices;
• and
• computer-readable instructions stored in the one or more memory devices, the computer-readable instructions fetched from the one or more memory devices and executed by the one or more processors to:
• communicate first commands to the first sensor assembly to cause the first sensor assembly to capture the sensor measurements in the area around the first intelligent umbrella;
• communicate the sensor measurements from the first sensor assembly to the first wireless communication transceiver;
• and
• communicate second commands to the first wireless communication transceiver, wherein the first wireless communication transceiver communicates the second commands to a second intelligent umbrella to cause a second sensor assembly of the second intelligent umbrella to capture a sensor measurements of an area around the second intelligent umbrella, and wherein the first wireless communication transceiver communicates the sensor measurements from the first sensor assembly to a mobile communication device.