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US 2013/0345876 A1Published application
Suspended robot systems and methods for using same
AssigneeiRobot Corporation
InventorPavlo Rudakevych
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Abstract
Robotic systems and methods are provided for tending, manipulating, engaging, acting upon, observing and/or monitoring objects and conditions in a defined volume or space (“work space”) in or overlying a target area. The robotic system includes a mobile robot supported by or suspended from suspension cables secured to spaced apart anchor locations.
Claims18
A robot system comprising:
- at least one suspension cable;
- an autonomous mobile robot suspended by the at least one suspension cable in a work space, wherein the robot system is operative to selectively move the suspended mobile robot about the work space, the mobile robot including a camera to acquire image data from the work space;
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- a controller configured to use the image data from the camera to automatically determine a position of the mobile robot within the work space.
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A robot system comprising:
- at least one suspension cable;
- an autonomous mobile robot suspended by the at least one suspension cable in a work space, wherein the robot system is operative to selectively move the suspended mobile robot about the work space, the mobile robot including:
- a camera to acquire image data from the work space;
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- an implement movable with the camera;
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- a controller configured to move the implement about the work space as a function of the image data acquired by the camera.
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A robot system comprising:
- at least one suspension cable;
- an autonomous mobile robot suspended by the at least one suspension cable in a work space, wherein the robot system is operative to selectively move the suspended mobile robot about the work space, the mobile robot including a sensor to acquire sensor data from the work space;
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- a controller configured to correlate the sensor data from the sensor with the position of the sensor in the work space to generate a map of the sensor data with respect to the work space.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.