Methods and systems for automatically yielding to high-priority traffic
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1. A method of navigating a mobile robotic device, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a mobile robotic device, a wireless transmission from a transponder associated with an object, wherein the object is within a range of the mobile robotic device;
in response to receiving the notification, altering a navigation course by the mobile robotic device to allow the object to pass the mobile robotic device, wherein the mobile robotic device is preprogrammed with at least a portion of the navigation course; and
resuming the navigation course by the mobile robotic device.
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Abstract
A method of navigating a mobile robotic device may include receiving, by a mobile robotic device, a wireless transmission from a transponder associated with an object, where the object is within a range of the mobile robotic device and in response to receiving the notification, altering a navigation course by the mobile robotic device to allow the object to pass the mobile robotic device. The mobile robotic device may be preprogrammed with at least a portion of the navigation course. The method may include resuming the navigation course by the mobile robotic device.
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1. A method of navigating a mobile robotic device, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a mobile robotic device, a wireless transmission from a transponder associated with an object, wherein the object is within a range of the mobile robotic device; in response to receiving the notification, altering a navigation course by the mobile robotic device to allow the object to pass the mobile robotic device, wherein the mobile robotic device is preprogrammed with at least a portion of the navigation course; and resuming the navigation course by the mobile robotic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of navigating a mobile robotic device, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a mobile robotic device via a user interface, a notification that an object needs to pass the mobile robotic device; in response to receiving a notification, receiving one or more instructions regarding how to alter a navigation course; automatically altering the navigation course based on the received instructions; and resuming the navigation course by the mobile robotic device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of navigating a plurality of mobile robotic devices, the method comprising:
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receiving, by each of a plurality of mobile robotic devices operating in an area, one or more instructions instructing each of the plurality of mobile robotic devices to alter a navigation course associated with the mobile robotic device; in response to receiving one or more instructions, altering, by each of the plurality of mobile robotic devices, the associated navigation course based on the received instructions; and resuming the navigation course by one or more of the plurality of mobile robotic devices. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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