Systems and methods of coordinating a mobile robot and parcel handling equipment
AssigneeBoston Dynamics, Inc.
InventorsMichael Murphy, Alexander Perkins, Guillermo Diaz-Lankenau, Matthew Turpin, Phillip Cable
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Abstract
A kit includes a computing device configured to control motion of equipment for receiving one or more parcels in an environment of a mobile robot. The kit also includes a structure configured to couple to the equipment. The structure comprises an identifier configured to be sensed by a sensor of the mobile robot.
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A kit comprising:
- a computing system configured to control motion of parcel handling equipment in an environment of a mobile robot;
- and
- a structure configured to couple to the parcel handling equipment, the structure comprising an identifier configured to be sensed by a sensor of the mobile robot.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing system of a mobile robot, information indicating a position of parcel handling equipment in an environment of the mobile robot;
- requesting, by the computing system, that the parcel handling equipment move in accordance with one or more specifications;
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- receiving, by the computing system, from a sensor in communication with the computing system, information indicating whether the parcel handling equipment has moved in accordance with the one or more specifications.
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A computing system of a mobile robot comprising:
- data processing hardware;
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- memory hardware in communication with the data processing hardware, the memory hardware storing instructions that when executed on the data processing hardware cause the data processing hardware to perform operations comprising:
- receiving information indicating a position of parcel handling equipment in an environment of the mobile robot;
- requesting that the parcel handling equipment move in accordance with one or more specifications;
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- receiving from a sensor in communication with the computing system, information indicating whether the parcel handling equipment has moved in accordance with the one or more specifications.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.