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Systems and Methods to Facilitate Human/Robot Interaction

  • US 20160271800A1
  • Filed: 03/17/2015
  • Published: 09/22/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for maintaining a threshold distance between a robot and a worker in workspace, the system comprising:

  • a wearable device comprising one or more radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, the wearable device associated with the worker;

    a robot to perform one or more tasks in the workspace, the robot comprising;

    one or more drive mechanisms to move the robot throughout the workspace;

    an RFID reader configured to read the one or more RFID tags; and

    a processor in communication with the RFID reader;

    wherein the RFID reader sends a signal to the processor based at least in part on the RFID reader reading at least one of the one or more RFID tags; and

    wherein the processor instructs the robot to take evasive action based at least in part on receiving the signal from the RFID reader.

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