Robot fleet management configured for use of an artificial intelligence chipset

A method of configuring a robot of a fleet of robots for use of an AI chipset, the method comprising:

• receiving a request for a robotic fleet to perform a job;
• defining a set of tasks that are to be performed by the robotic fleet in performance of the job;
• assigning at least one task of the set of tasks to a robot;
• determining a configuration for the robot based on:
• the assigned task, and
• a components inventory that indicates:
• different components that can be provisioned to the robot, including at least one AI chipset, and
• for each component:
• a respective set of extended capabilities corresponding to the component, and
• a respective status of the component;
• configuring the robot based on the determined configuration to use the at least one AI chipset;
• and
• deploying the robotic fleet to perform the job,
• wherein a security system of each respective robot interfaces with the at least one AI chipset.

A method of configuring a robot of a fleet of robots for use of an AI chipset, the method comprising:

• receiving a request for a robotic fleet to perform a job;
• defining a set of tasks that are to be performed by the robotic fleet in performance of the job;
• assigning at least one task of the set of tasks to a robot;
• determining a configuration for the robot based on:
• the assigned task, and
• a components inventory that indicates:
• different components that can be provisioned to the robot, including at least one AI chipset, and
• for each component:
• a respective set of extended capabilities corresponding to the component, and
• a respective status of the component;
• configuring the robot based on the determined configuration to use the at least one AI chipset;
• and
• deploying the robotic fleet to perform the job,
• wherein the at least one AI chipset enables the robot to perform artificial intelligence-based tasks.

A method of configuring a robot of a fleet of robots for use of an AI chipset, the method comprising:

• receiving a request for a robotic fleet to perform a job;
• defining a set of tasks that are to be performed by the robotic fleet in performance of the job;
• assigning at least one task of the set of tasks to a robot;
• determining a configuration for the robot based on:
• the assigned task, and
• a components inventory that indicates:
• different components that can be provisioned to the robot, including at least one AI chipset, and
• for each component:
• a respective set of extended capabilities corresponding to the component, and
• a respective status of the component;
• configuring the robot based on the determined configuration to use the at least one AI chipset;
• and
• deploying the robotic fleet to perform the job,
• wherein a processing system of the at least one AI chipset is distributed amongst a team robots configured with at least one AI chipset.

A method of configuring a robot of a fleet of robots for use of an AI chipset, the method comprising:

• receiving a request for a robotic fleet to perform a job;
• defining a set of tasks that are to be performed by the robotic fleet in performance of the job;
• assigning at least one task of the set of tasks to a robot;
• determining a configuration for the robot based on:
• the assigned task, and
• a components inventory that indicates:
• different components that can be provisioned to the robot, including at least one AI chipset, and
• for each component:
• a respective set of extended capabilities corresponding to the component, and
• a respective status of the component;
• configuring the robot based on the determined configuration to use the at least one AI chipset;
• and
• deploying the robotic fleet to perform the job,
• wherein the at least one AI chipset performs one or more artificial intelligence functions including at least one of machine-learning, natural language processing, machine vision, or analytics.

A method of configuring a robot of a fleet of robots for use of an AI chipset, the method comprising:

• receiving a request for a robotic fleet to perform a job;
• defining a set of tasks that are to be performed by the robotic fleet in performance of the job;
• assigning at least one task of the set of tasks to a robot;
• determining a configuration for the robot based on:
• the assigned task, and
• a components inventory that indicates:
• different components that can be provisioned to the robot, including at least one AI chipset, and
• for each component:
• a respective set of extended capabilities corresponding to the component, and
• a respective status of the component;
• configuring the robot based on the determined configuration to use the at least one AI chipset;
• and
• deploying the robotic fleet to perform the job,
• wherein the at least one AI chipset operates cooperatively with an artificial intelligence service to classify objects appearing in a field of view of the robot.

A method of configuring a robot of a fleet of robots for use of an AI chipset, the method comprising:

• receiving a request for a robotic fleet to perform a job;
• defining a set of tasks that are to be performed by the robotic fleet in performance of the job;
• assigning at least one task of the set of tasks to a robot;
• determining a configuration for the robot based on:
• the assigned task, and
• a components inventory that indicates:
• different components that can be provisioned to the robot, including at least one AI chipset, and
• for each component:
• a respective set of extended capabilities corresponding to the component, and
• a respective status of the component;
• configuring the robot based on the determined configuration to use the at least one AI chipset;
• and
• deploying the robotic fleet to perform the job,
• wherein the at least one AI chipset of the robot predicts a compromise in a robot capability based on time-to-failure data for the robot capability.

A method of configuring a robot of a fleet of robots for use of an AI chipset, the method comprising:

• receiving a request for a robotic fleet to perform a job;
• defining a set of tasks that are to be performed by the robotic fleet in performance of the job;
• assigning at least one task of the set of tasks to a robot;
• determining a configuration for the robot based on:
• the assigned task, and
• a components inventory that indicates:
• different components that can be provisioned to the robot, including at least one AI chipset, and
• for each component:
• a respective set of extended capabilities corresponding to the component, and
• a respective status of the component;
• configuring the robot based on the determined configuration to use the at least one AI chipset;
• and
• deploying the robotic fleet to perform the job,
• wherein a robotic sensing and analysis function of the robot uses the at least one AI chipset to evaluate an object associated with a task to which the robot is assigned.

A system for configuring a robot of a fleet of robots for use of an AI chipset, the system comprising:

• a computer-readable storage system that stores a resources data store that maintains:
• a robot inventory that indicates a plurality of robots that can be assigned to a robot fleet, and for each respective robot, a set of baseline features of the robot and a respective status of the robot;
• and
• a components inventory that indicates:
• different components that can be provisioned to one or more robots, including at least one AI chipset, and
• for each component:
• a respective set of extended capabilities corresponding to the component, and
• a respective status of the component;
• and
• a set of one or more processors that execute a set of computer-readable instructions, wherein the set of one or more processors collectively:
• receive a request for a robotic fleet to perform a job;
• define a set of tasks that are to be performed by the robotic fleet in performance of the job;
• assign at least one task of the set of tasks to a robot;
• determine a configuration for the robot based on the assigned task and the components inventory;
• configure the robot based on the determined configuration to use the at least one AI chipset;
• and
• deploy the robotic fleet to perform the job,
• wherein a control module interface of the robot is configured to interface with the at least one AI chipset.

A system for configuring a robot of a fleet of robots for use of an AI chipset, the system comprising:

• a computer-readable storage system that stores a resources data store that maintains:
• a robot inventory that indicates a plurality of robots that can be assigned to a robot fleet, and for each respective robot, a set of baseline features of the robot and a respective status of the robot;
• and
• a components inventory that indicates:
• different components that can be provisioned to one or more robots, including at least one AI chipset, and
• for each component:
• a respective set of extended capabilities corresponding to the component, and
• a respective status of the component;
• and
• a set of one or more processors that execute a set of computer-readable instructions, wherein the set of one or more processors collectively:
• receive a request for a robotic fleet to perform a job;
• define a set of tasks that are to be performed by the robotic fleet in performance of the job;
• assign at least one task of the set of tasks to a robot;
• determine a configuration for the robot based on the assigned task and the components inventory;
• configure the robot based on the determined configuration to use the at least one AI chipset;
• and
• deploy the robotic fleet to perform the job,
• wherein a security system of each respective robot interfaces with the at least one AI chipset.