Systems and methods for a robotic cart

A method implemented at a robotic cart including a base component coupled with a mobility apparatus and a handlebar component, the method comprising:

• detecting, via a first sensor unit, a force exerted at the handlebar component, the force including a translational force element and a rotational force element;
• detecting, via a second sensor unit, one or more objects in an area proximate to the robotic cart;
• communicating with the mobility apparatus via a control unit to autonomously move the robotic cart along a path through a physical space to perform a task while avoiding collisions with the one or more objects;
• entering a manual operation mode based on receiving an indication that a hand is detected at the handlebar component;
• and
• communicating with the mobility apparatus via the control unit to move the robotic cart in a translational direction in accordance with the translational force element and in a rotational direction in accordance with the rotational force element.

One or more computer readable media having instructions stored thereon for performing a method implemented at a robotic cart including a base component coupled with a mobility apparatus and a handlebar component, the method comprising:

• detecting, via a first sensor unit, a force exerted at the handlebar component, the force including a translational force element and a rotational force element;
• detecting, via a second sensor unit, one or more objects in an area proximate to the robotic cart;
• communicating with the mobility apparatus to autonomously move the robotic cart along a path through a physical space to perform a task while avoiding collisions with the one or more objects;
• entering a manual operation mode based on receiving an indication that a hand is detected at the handlebar component;
• and
• communicating with the mobility apparatus to move the robotic cart in a translational direction in accordance with the translational force element and in a rotational direction in accordance with the rotational force element.