Method and system for facility monitoring and reporting to improve safety using robots

A method for detecting for facility monitoring and reporting to improve safety using one or more robots, comprising:

• using a system comprising a network, the system further comprising a plurality of robots operating in a facility, the robots operably connected to the network, the robots configured to monitor facility operation, the robots further configured to detect a critical condition, wherein the robots are further configured to go into high alert upon detection of the critical condition, the system further comprising a server operably connected to the robots over the network, wherein the robots are configured to regularly produce to the server a regular report under normal operating conditions, wherein the robots are further configured to produce to the server a critical condition report upon occurrence of the critical condition, receiving, by the server, from a detecting robot, a critical condition detected by the detecting robot;
• switching the detecting robot, by the server, from periodic, lower-priority data recording, to high-priority, real-time, continuous data recording and direct uploading;
• sending the critical condition, by the server, to one or more other robots;
• requesting assistance, by the server, for the detecting robot, from the other robots, the method further comprising steps, performed after the requesting assistance step, of:
• receiving, by the server, from a determining robot, a determination that a number of robots near the critical condition is problematic;
• and
• sending, by the server, to one or more other robots, a command blocking the one or more other robots from approaching the critical condition.