Passive RFID tag placement for cybernetic command and control via localization

An autonomous appliance configured to operate in a facility, the autonomous appliance including:

• a chassis including a motor configured to move the autonomous appliance within the facility;
• a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag reader configured to communicate with infrastructure RFID tags attached to fixed infrastructure in the facility and with product RFID tags attached to product containers stored in the facility, wherein the RFID tag reader is configured to emit an RF signal that provides ambient RF power to at least one of the infrastructure RFID tags and the product RFID tags;
• at least one actuator configured to manipulate the product containers;
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• a controller coupled to the RFID tag reader and configured to read information from the infrastructure RFID tags and the product RFID tags and to store information to the infrastructure RFID tags and the product RFID tags, wherein the stored information includes a time stamp corresponding to a location of a respective product RFID tag within the facility and environmental conditions of the facility for an area in which a respective infrastructure RFID tag or product RFID tag is located.

An autonomous appliance configured to operate in a facility, the autonomous appliance including:

• a chassis including a motor configured to move the autonomous appliance within the facility;
• a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag reader configured to communicate with infrastructure RFID tags attached to fixed infrastructure in the facility and with product RFID tags attached to product containers stored in the facility, wherein the RFID tag reader is configured to emit an RF signal that provides ambient RF power to at least one of the infrastructure RFID tags and the product RFID tags;
• at least one actuator configured to manipulate the product containers;
• and
• a controller coupled to the RFID tag reader and configured to:
• read information from the infrastructure RFID tags and the product RFID tags, wherein the controller adapts a behavior of the autonomous appliance relative to a first product container based on the read information;
• and
• store information to the infrastructure RFID tags and the product RFID tags, wherein the stored information includes a time stamp corresponding to a location of a respective product RFID tag within the facility and environmental conditions of the facility for an area in which a respective infrastructure RFID tag or product RFID tag is located.