Marsupial Robotic System

A computer program product for a marsupial robotic system comprising:

• the marsupial robotic system comprising:
• a parent component, wherein the parent comprises a parent sensor suite to obtain and process environment data via a parent pattern classification algorithm, wherein the parent sensor suite comprises one or more parent sensor devices in communication with a parent processing unit and parent memory;
• one or more child components in communication with the parent component, wherein each child component comprises a respective child sensor suite to obtain and process environment data via respective child pattern classification algorithms, wherein each child sensor suite comprises one or more child sensor devices in communication with a local child processing unit and local child memory, and wherein each child communicates with the parent by communication means selected from the group consisting of:
• wireless, wired, and a combination thereof;
• wherein each child component is configured to dock to the parent component, and to separate from the parent component in response to a deployment signal, and to obtain environment data during separation;
• and
• the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code executable by a processor to:
• employ a map application to construct a map of the environment, the map application having different geometric fidelity representation based on a platform utilizing the map application.

A method comprising:

• configuring a plurality of components as a marsupial robotic system, the configuration including:
• designating a component as a parent component, wherein the parent comprises a parent sensor suite to obtain and process environment data via a parent pattern classification algorithm, wherein the parent sensor suite comprises one or more parent sensor devices in communication with a parent processing unit and parent memory;
• designating one or more child components in communication with the parent component, wherein each child component comprises a respective child sensor suite to obtain and process environment data via respective child pattern classification algorithms, wherein each child sensor suite comprises one or more child sensor devices in communication with a local child processing unit and local child memory, and wherein each child communicates with the parent by communication means selected from the group consisting of:
• wireless, wired, and a combination thereof;
• configuring each designated child component to dock to the parent component, and to separate from the parent component in response to a deployment signal, and to obtain environment data during separation;
• and
• constructing a map of the environment by one of the components via a map application, the map having different geometric fidelity representation based on a platform utilizing the map application.