Package management system for robotic vehicles

A computationally-implemented method of operating a robotic vehicle configured to transport consumer items selected by a human shopper from a consumer shopping environment and placed in the robotic vehicle, the method comprising:

• recognizing an individual human shopper placing a consumer item in the robotic vehicle;
• receiving data indicative of a location of the individual human shopper in the consumer shopping environment;
• and
• routing the robotic vehicle to the location of the individual human shopper in the consumer shopping environment.

An article of manufacture for operating a robotic vehicle configured to transport consumer items selected by a human shopper from a consumer shopping environment and placed in the robotic vehicle, the article of manufacture comprising:

• a non-transitory computer readable storage media bearing:
• one or more instructions for recognizing an individual human shopper placing a consumer item in the robotic vehicle;
• one or more instructions for receiving data indicative of a location of the individual human shopper in the consumer shopping environment;
• and
• one or more instructions for routing the robotic vehicle to the location of the individual human shopper in the consumer shopping environment.

A system in the form of a machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter for operating a robotic vehicle configured to transport consumer items selected by a human shopper from a consumer shopping environment and placed in the robotic vehicle, the system comprising:

• a user recognition module configured to recognize an individual human shopper placing a consumer item in the robotic vehicle;
• a receiver module configured to electronically receive data indicative of a location of the individual human shopper in the consumer shopping environment;
• and
• a tracking module configured to route the robotic vehicle to the location of the individual human shopper in the consumer shopping environment.