Digital-twin-enabled robot fleet management

A method comprising:

• storing a library of different types of robot operating unit digital twins in a storage system;
• communicating information associated with a physical robot operating unit corresponding to an instance of one of the different types of robot operating unit digital twins through one or more computer interfaces;
• operating one or more execution environments for executing instances of a portion of the different types of robot operating unit digital twins;
• generating digital twin instances for at least one of:
• individual robot operating units, a team of robot operating units, or a fleet of robot operating units;
• simulating operation of the physical robot operating unit by executing an instance of a robot operating unit digital twin generated for the physical robot operating unit based on the information communicated through the one or more computer interfaces;
• and
• modeling workflow functionality by interacting with at least one of:
• robot operating unit digital twins, robot operating unit team digital twins, or robot operating unit fleet digital twins.

A digital twin system comprising:

• a library of different types of robot operating unit digital twins stored in a storage system;
• one or more interfaces through which information associated with a physical robot operating unit corresponding to an instance of one of the different types of robot operating unit digital twins is communicated;
• 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:
• operates one or more execution environments for executing instances of a portion of the different types of robot operating unit digital twins;
• generates digital twin instances for at least one of:
• individual robot operating units, a team of robot operating units, or a fleet of robot operating units;
• and
• simulates operation of the physical robot operating unit by executing an instance of a robot operating unit digital twin generated for the physical robot operating unit based on information communicated through the one or more interfaces,
• wherein the simulating operation of the physical robot operating unit continuously produces operational metrics to track a performance of the physical robot operating unit in real time.

A digital twin system comprising:

• a library of different types of robot operating unit digital twins stored in a storage system;
• one or more interfaces through which information associated with a physical robot operating unit corresponding to an instance of one of the different types of robot operating unit digital twins is communicated;
• 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:
• operates one or more execution environments for executing instances of a portion of the different types of robot operating unit digital twins;
• generates digital twin instances for at least one of:
• individual robot operating units, a team of robot operating units, or a fleet of robot operating units;
• and
• simulates operation of the physical robot operating unit by executing an instance of a robot operating unit digital twin generated for the physical robot operating unit based on information communicated through the one or more interfaces,
• wherein the one or more interfaces includes an application programming interface.

A digital twin system comprising:

• a library of different types of robot operating unit digital twins stored in a storage system;
• one or more interfaces through which information associated with a physical robot operating unit corresponding to an instance of one of the different types of robot operating unit digital twins is communicated;
• 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:
• operates one or more execution environments for executing instances of a portion of the different types of robot operating unit digital twins;
• generates digital twin instances for at least one of:
• individual robot operating units, a team of robot operating units, or a fleet of robot operating units;
• and
• simulates operation of the physical robot operating unit by executing an instance of a robot operating unit digital twin generated for the physical robot operating unit based on information communicated through the one or more interfaces,
• wherein the information associated with the physical robot operating unit includes information from one or more sensor systems of the physical robot operating unit.

A digital twin system comprising:

• a library of different types of robot operating unit digital twins stored in a storage system;
• one or more interfaces through which information associated with a physical robot operating unit corresponding to an instance of one of the different types of robot operating unit digital twins is communicated;
• 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:
• operates one or more execution environments for executing instances of a portion of the different types of robot operating unit digital twins;
• generates digital twin instances for at least one of:
• individual robot operating units, a team of robot operating units, or a fleet of robot operating units;
• and
• simulates operation of the physical robot operating unit by executing an instance of a robot operating unit digital twin generated for the physical robot operating unit based on information communicated through the one or more interfaces,
• wherein the instance of the robot operating unit digital twin provides real-time status of the physical robot operating unit through the one or more interfaces.

A digital twin system comprising:

• a library of different types of robot operating unit digital twins stored in a storage system;
• one or more interfaces through which information associated with a physical robot operating unit corresponding to an instance of one of the different types of robot operating unit digital twins is communicated;
• a set of one or more processors that execute a set of computer-readable instructions, wherein the set of one or more processors collectively:
• operates one or more execution environments for executing instances of a portion of the different types of robot operating unit digital twins;
• generates digital twin instances for at least one of:
• individual robot operating units, a team of robot operating units, or a fleet of robot operating units;
• and
• simulates operation of the physical robot operating unit by executing an instance of a robot operating unit digital twin generated for the physical robot operating unit based on information communicated through the one or more interfaces;
• and
• a robot fleet job workflow simulation system that models workflow functionality by interacting with at least one of:
• robot operating unit digital twins, robot operating unit team digital twins, or robot operating unit fleet digital twins.

A digital twin system comprising:

• a library of different types of robot operating unit digital twins stored in a storage system;
• one or more interfaces through which information associated with a physical robot operating unit corresponding to an instance of one of the different types of robot operating unit digital twins is communicated;
• 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:
• operates one or more execution environments for executing instances of a portion of the different types of robot operating unit digital twins;
• generates digital twin instances for at least one of:
• individual robot operating units, a team of robot operating units, or a fleet of robot operating units;
• and
• simulates operation of the physical robot operating unit by executing an instance of a robot operating unit digital twin generated for the physical robot operating unit based on information communicated through the one or more interfaces,
• wherein the instance of the robot operating unit digital twin for the physical robot operating unit performs analysis tasks assigned to the physical robot operating unit.

A digital twin system comprising:

• a library of different types of robot operating unit digital twins stored in a storage system;
• one or more interfaces through which information associated with a physical robot operating unit corresponding to an instance of one of the different types of robot operating unit digital twins is communicated;
• 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:
• operates one or more execution environments for executing instances of a portion of the different types of robot operating unit digital twins;
• generates digital twin instances for at least one of:
• individual robot operating units, a team of robot operating units, or a fleet of robot operating units;
• and
• simulates operation of the physical robot operating unit by executing an instance of a robot operating unit digital twin generated for the physical robot operating unit based on information communicated through the one or more interfaces,
• wherein insights gained from analysis and simulation coordinated through the digital twin system are passed onto a reinforcement learning agent for improvement of robot processes.