Intelligent service robot and related systems and methods
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1. A robotic system for providing intelligent inventory service within a commercial facility, comprising:
- a robot having a locomotion platform, an upper sensor for detecting objects within an upper field of view of the robot, a lower sensor for detecting objects within a lower field of view of the robot, a display, and a robot computer in communication with the locomotion platform, the upper sensor and the lower sensor, the computer having a processor and computer-readable memory; and
a support station located remote to the robot, the support station having a support station display and a support station computer in communication with the support station display, the support station computer having a processor and computer-readable memory, wherein the support station computer further comprises programmable code executable with the processor, wherein the programmable code has a digital inventory management interface with a dashboard displayable on a GUI of the support station computer, and wherein the digital inventory management interface further comprises a graphical map of the commercial facility and an information center portion, wherein the graphical map identifies locations on the graphical ma which represent inventory discrepancies, wherein selection of the locations retrieves textual data on the inventory discrepancies at that location,wherein the robot is configured to visually capture data of items for sale within the commercial facility and communicate at least a portion of the captured data to the support station.
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Abstract
A robot for providing intelligent service within a facility includes a locomotion platform, an upper sensor for detecting objects within an upper field of view of the robot, a lower sensor for detecting objects within a lower field of view of the robot, a display and a robot computer in communication with the locomotion platform, the upper sensor and the lower sensor. The robot computer is configured to inventory products within the commercial facility and provide inventory discrepancy data to a user at a computing station.
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17 Claims
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1. A robotic system for providing intelligent inventory service within a commercial facility, comprising:
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a robot having a locomotion platform, an upper sensor for detecting objects within an upper field of view of the robot, a lower sensor for detecting objects within a lower field of view of the robot, a display, and a robot computer in communication with the locomotion platform, the upper sensor and the lower sensor, the computer having a processor and computer-readable memory; and a support station located remote to the robot, the support station having a support station display and a support station computer in communication with the support station display, the support station computer having a processor and computer-readable memory, wherein the support station computer further comprises programmable code executable with the processor, wherein the programmable code has a digital inventory management interface with a dashboard displayable on a GUI of the support station computer, and wherein the digital inventory management interface further comprises a graphical map of the commercial facility and an information center portion, wherein the graphical map identifies locations on the graphical ma which represent inventory discrepancies, wherein selection of the locations retrieves textual data on the inventory discrepancies at that location, wherein the robot is configured to visually capture data of items for sale within the commercial facility and communicate at least a portion of the captured data to the support station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A robotic system for providing intelligent inventory service within a commercial facility, comprising:
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a robot having a locomotion platform, an upper sensor for detecting objects within an upper field of view of the robot, a lower sensor for detecting objects within a lower field of view of the robot, a display, and a robot computer in communication with the locomotion platform, the upper sensor and the lower sensor, the computer having a processor and computer-readable memory; and a support station located remote to the robot, the support station having a support station display and a support station computer in communication with the support station display, the support station computer having a processor and computer-readable memory, wherein the robot is configured to visually capture data of items for sale within the commercial facility and communicate at least a portion of the captured data to the support station, wherein the support station computer further comprises programmable code configured to be executed with the processor, wherein the programmable code has a trends and data analysis interface with a dashboard displayable on a GUI of the support station computer, wherein historical inventory data of the commercial facility is viewable on the GUI of the support station computer.
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13. A method of inventorying a commercial facility with a robot, the method comprising:
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providing a robot within a commercial facility, wherein the robot has a locomotion platform, an upper sensor for detecting objects within an upper field of view of the robot, a lower sensor for detecting objects within a lower field of view of the robot, a display, a product scanning device configured to capture a visual record of products within the commercial facility, and a robot computer in communication with the locomotion platform, the upper sensor, the lower sensor, and the product scanning device; providing a support station computer located remotely from the robot, wherein the robot computer is configured to communicate with support station computer, wherein the support station computer has a digital inventory management interface with a dashboard displayable on a GUI of the support station computer, wherein the digital inventory management interface further comprises a graphical map of the commercial facility, wherein the graphical map identifies locations on the graphical map which represent inventory discrepancies, wherein selection of the locations retrieves textual data on the inventory discrepancies at that location; capturing a visual record of products within the commercial facility with the product scanning device; and processing the visual record of the products to determine inventory data of the products within the commercial facility. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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