Adaptive mobile robot behavior based on payload

A robotic system, comprising:

• a computing unit for a robot, the computing unit including a navigation engine configured to generate and/or modify autonomous or semi-autonomous operation protocols for the robot;
• an identifier attached to a receiver hitch of a cart;
• and
• a plurality of sensors attached to a robot, at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors configured to detect the identifier;
• wherein the operation protocols include rules causing the robot to travel to a location to retrieve the cart;
• and
• wherein:
• the computing unit is configured to receive sensor data and determine the presence or absence of the cart at the location;
• when the absence of the cart at the location is determined, the computing unit causes the robot to remain at the location;
• and
• when the presence of the cart at the location is determined, the computing unit causes the robot to engage the receiver hitch with a tow arm of the robot.

A robotic system, comprising:

• a plurality of robot sensors attached to a robot;
• and
• an identifier attached to a receiver hitch of a cart;
• wherein the identifier includes information related to a cart with which the identifier is attached;
• wherein at least one robot sensor of the plurality of robot sensors is configured to detect the identifier and transmit sensor data to a computing unit of the robot;
• wherein the computing unit of the robot operates the robot and the plurality of robot sensors based on the cart information;
• wherein the computing unit includes instructions stored on memory that cause a processor of the computing unit to feed cart information to a navigation engine to generate and modify autonomous or semi-autonomous operation protocols based on the cart information including a dimension of the cart;
• wherein the computing unit of the robot includes instructions stored on memory that cause the processor of the computing unit to adjust a physical orientation and an operational parameter of at least one robot sensor of the plurality of robot sensors;
• and
• wherein the adjustment the physical orientation and the operational parameter of the at least one robot sensor of the plurality of robot sensors is based on a dimension of the cart, the cart type, and a weight restriction for the cart.