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Dynamically maintaining a map of a fleet of robotic devices in an environment to facilitate robotic action

  • US 10,296,995 B2
  • Filed: 06/14/2018
  • Issued: 05/21/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • determining a digital map of a plurality of robotic devices within a physical environment, wherein the digital map includes a predicted future location of at least one of the plurality of robotic devices;

    causing one or more robotic devices of the plurality to perform a task comprising one or more task phases;

    during a performance of at least one of the one or more task phases by the one or more robotic devices, receiving, from the one or more robotic devices, task progress data indicative of which of the one or more task phases have been performed by the one or more robotic devices;

    based on the received task progress data, updating the digital map of the plurality of robotic devices within the physical environment, wherein the updated digital map includes a modification to the predicted future location of at least one of the plurality of robotic devices;

    determining a prioritization of the plurality of robotic devices, the prioritization defining relative priority levels among the robotic devices of the plurality, wherein the prioritization is based on a determination of whether each robotic device is involved in the performance of the task; and

    transmitting the updated digital map to the plurality of robotic devices in accordance with the determined prioritization.

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