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US 10,908,612 B2Granted
Systems and methods for an autonomous cart robot
AssigneeToyota Research Institute, Inc.
InventorsSaurabh R. Palan, Manuel Ahumada
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Abstract
A system may include a vehicle having a storage area and a guide rail configured to extend from the storage area. The system may further include a robot having a support portion comprising a placement surface and a base. The robot may also include a plurality of descendible wheels. The robot may also further include a plurality of legs, each connecting the support portion to one of the plurality of descendible wheels.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a vehicle comprising:
- a storage area;
- and
- a guide rail configured to extend from the storage area;
- and
- a robot comprising:
- a support portion comprising a placement surface and a base;
- a plurality of non-parallel boundaries of the placement surface;
- a lift located on the placement surface between the plurality of non-parallel boundaries, wherein the lift is configured to move orthogonally relative to the placement surface;
- a plurality of descendible wheels;
- and
- a plurality of legs, each connecting the support portion to one of the plurality of descendible wheels.
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A method comprising:
- extending a guide rail to protrude outside of a vehicle from within a storage area of the vehicle;
- moving a robot, having a placement surface acting as a floor of the storage area, onto the guide rail;
- descending wheels from the robot once the robot exits the storage area;
- separating the guide rail and the robot;
- retracting the guide rail back into the storage area;
- maintaining the placement surface to be within a threshold angular distance of being horizontal;
- unfolding a boundary support at a boundary of the placement surface, wherein the boundary support is foldable at the boundary of the placement surface;
- and
- identifying an object that the person intends to purchase based upon a visual cue or verbal cue provided by the user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.