Autonomous robotic vehicles for mobile storage and trash collection applications

An autonomous robotic vehicle comprising:

• a secured storage pod comprising one or more independently accessible storage cells, wherein each of the independently accessible storage cells comprises:
• a moveable lid disposed over an opening of the independently accessible storage cell, wherein the moveable lid in a closed position prevents access to a volume of the storage cell, wherein the moveable lid in an open position permits access to the volume of the storage cell;
• a lid lock device configured to fix the moveable lid in the closed position in a locked state and release the moveable lid in an unlocked state;
• and
• a natural language interface configured to communicate information between a user and a computing system of the autonomous robotic vehicle, wherein the computing system is configured to:
• communicate control commands to actuators of the autonomous robotic vehicle that cause the autonomous robotic vehicle to navigate through a crowded environment;
• communicate information via the natural language interface to solicit material storage and transportation services to the user;
• receive a first natural language input from the user indicating a desire of the user to engage the material storage and transportation services;
• and
• communicate control commands that cause the lid lock device to unlock a moveable lid of a storage cell in response to the indication of the desire of the user to engage the material storage and transportation services.

A method comprising:

• communicating control commands to actuators of an autonomous robotic vehicle that cause the autonomous robotic vehicle to navigate through a crowded environment, the autonomous robotic vehicle including one or more independently accessible storage cells each including a moveable lid to access a volume of the storage cell and a lid lock device to control the access to the volume;
• soliciting material storage and transportation services to a user in a natural language;
• receiving a first natural language input from the user indicating a desire of the user to engage the material storage and transportation services;
• and
• communicating control commands that cause the lid lock device to unlock the moveable lid of a storage cell in response to the indication of the desire of the user to engage the material storage and transportation services.