User interface for mission generation of area-based operation by autonomous robots in a facility context

A method comprising:

• generating for display to a remote operator a user interface comprising a map, the map comprising visual representations of a source area, a plurality of candidate robots, and a plurality of candidate destination areas;
• receiving, via the user interface, a selection of a visual representation of a candidate robot of the plurality of candidate robots;
• detecting a drag-and-drop gesture within the user interface of the visual representation of the candidate robot being dragged-and-dropped to a visual representation of a candidate destination area of the plurality of candidate destination areas;
• and
• responsive to detecting the drag-and-drop gesture, generating a mission, wherein the mission causes the candidate robot to autonomously transport an object from the source area to the candidate destination area.

A system comprising:

• memory with instructions encoded thereon;
• and
• one or more processors, that, when executing the instructions, are caused to perform operations comprising:
• generating for display to a remote operator a user interface comprising a map, the map comprising visual representations of a source area, a plurality of candidate robots, and a plurality of candidate destination areas;
• receiving, via the user interface, a selection of a visual representation of a candidate robot of the plurality of candidate robots;
• detecting a drag-and-drop gesture within the user interface of the visual representation of the candidate robot being dragged-and-dropped to a visual representation of a candidate destination area of the plurality of candidate destination areas;
• and
• responsive to detecting the drag-and-drop gesture, generating a mission, wherein the mission causes the candidate robot to autonomously transport an object from the source area to the candidate destination area.