Method, device, and system for managing collaboration amongst robots

A robot collaboration device for managing collaboration amongst robots, the robot collaboration device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores processor instructions, which, on execution, causes the processor to:
• assign a color tag from a set of predefined color tags to each of a plurality of robots, based on associated functional capabilities;
• wherein assigning the color tag to each of the plurality of robots defines a hierarchical relation amongst the plurality of robots, and wherein,
• a first color tag is assigned to each of the plurality of robots having functional capabilities less than or equal to a first threshold,
• a second color tag is assigned to each of the plurality of robots having functional capabilities greater than a first threshold and less than or equal to a second threshold, wherein a robot assigned the first color tag is permitted to directly communicate with a robot assigned the second color tag, and
• a third color tag is assigned to each of the plurality of robots having functional capabilities greater than the second threshold, wherein a robot assigned the second color tag is permitted to directly communicate with a robot assigned the third color tag;
• dynamically create a plurality of groups for a plurality of tasks based on at least one attribute associated with each of the plurality of tasks and functional capabilities associated with the plurality of robots, wherein each of the plurality of groups comprises a first set of robots assigned the first color tag, a second set of robots assigned the second color tag, and a third set of robots assigned the third color tag;
• elect a plurality of chief robots for the plurality of groups, by robots in the associated first set of robots and second set of robots based on a first predefined logic, wherein a chief robot of a group within the plurality of groups is elected from a third set of robots associated with the group;
• and
• select a prime robot from the plurality of chief robots based on a second predefined logic, wherein the prime robot is configured to monitor activity of each of the plurality of groups and each robot in each of the plurality of groups.

A system for managing collaboration amongst robots, the system comprising:

• a plurality of robots;
• a central controller communicatively coupled to each of the plurality of robots, wherein the central controller is configured to:
• assign a color tag from a set of predefined color tags to each of the plurality of robots, based on associated functional capabilities, wherein assigning the color tag to each of the plurality of robots defines a hierarchical relation amongst the plurality of robots, and wherein,
• a first color tag is assigned to each of the plurality of robots having functional capabilities less than or equal to a first threshold,
• a second color tag is assigned to each of the plurality of robots having functional capabilities greater than a first threshold and less than or equal to a second threshold, wherein a robot assigned the first color tag is permitted to directly communicate with a robot assigned the second color tag, and
• a third color tag is assigned to each of the plurality of robots having functional capabilities greater than the second threshold, wherein a robot assigned the second color tag is permitted to directly communicate with a robot assigned the third color tag;
• dynamically create a plurality of groups for a plurality of tasks based on at least one attribute associated with each of the plurality of tasks and functional capabilities associated with the plurality of robots, wherein each of the plurality of groups comprises a first set of robots assigned the first color tag, a second set of robots assigned the second color tag, and a third set of robots assigned the third color tag;
• elect a plurality of chief robots for the plurality of groups, by robots in the associated first set of robots and second set of robots based on a first predefined logic, wherein a chief robot of a group within the plurality of groups is elected from a third set of robots associated with the group;
• and
• select a prime robot from the plurality of chief robots based on a second predefined logic, wherein the prime robot is configured to monitor activity of each of the plurality of groups and each robot in each of the plurality of groups.