US 2024/0165815 A1Published application

System and method for automated operation and maintenance of a robot system

AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

InventorsZhi Cui, Paul Edward Smith, JR., Venson Shaw

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Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining, by a robot of a group of robots, a condition of the robot to obtain a determined result. A corrective plan is identified responsive to the determined result indicating a deficiency and a determination is made as to whether the robot is configured to perform the corrective plan. The corrective plan is executed responsive to a determination that the robot is configured to perform the corrective plan. Alternatively, assistance of a robot controller is requested responsive to the determining indicating the robot is not configured to perform the corrective plan. The robot controller is requested to initiate performance of the corrective plan. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A robot, comprising:

a processing system including a processor;
and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
self-evaluating, by the robot of a shared plurality of robots, a condition of the robot to obtain a self-evaluation result;
identifying a corrective action responsive to the self-evaluation result indicating a deficiency;
determining whether the robot is configured to perform the corrective action;
responsive to the determining indicating the robot is configured to perform the corrective action, performing, by the robot, the corrective action;
and
responsive to the determining indicating the robot is not configured to perform the corrective action:
generating a message that requests assistance to perform the corrective action;
and
forwarding the message to a shared-robot controller, prompting the shared-robot controller to initiate performance of the corrective action.

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A method, comprising:

determining, by a processing system including a processor of a robot of a shared plurality of robots, a condition of the robot to obtain an auto determined result;
identifying, by the processing system, a corrective action responsive to the auto determined result indicating a deficiency;
determining, by the processing system, whether the robot is configured to perform the corrective action;
responsive to the determining indicating the robot is configured to perform the corrective action, performing, by the processing system, the corrective action;
and
responsive to the determining indicating the robot is not configured to perform the corrective action:
originating, by the processing system, a message that requests assistance to perform the corrective action;
and
providing, by the processing system, the message to a shared-robot controller, prompting the shared-robot controller to initiate performance of the corrective action.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.