Apparatus and methods for controlling attention of a robot
First Claim
1. A remote interface apparatus for a robot operable in an environment, the apparatus comprising:
- a transmitter component configured to project a signal using a carrier of first variety, the signal being configured to irradiate a portion of the environment; and
a tagging component configured to send a tag associated with the portion of the environment, where the tag is associated with a task that was previously trained over a plurality of different contexts; and
a receiver component configured to receive an indication from the robot, the indication being based on a receipt of the tag;
wherein one or more of the tag, the irradiation of the portion of the environment, or an internal state of the robot are configured to provide a specific robotic context, the specific robotic context being configured to cause the robot to perform the task that was previously trained over the plurality of different contexts.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for controlling attention and training of autonomous robotic devices. In one approach, attention of the robot may be manipulated by use of a spot-light device illuminating a portion of the aircraft undergoing inspection in order to indicate to inspection robot target areas requiring more detailed inspection. The robot guidance may be aided by way of an additional signal transmitted by the agent to the robot indicating that the object has been illuminated and attention switch may be required. Responsive to receiving the additional signal, the robot may initiate a search for the signal reflected by the illuminated area requiring its attention. Responsive to detecting the illuminated object and receipt of the additional signal, the robot may develop an association between the two events and the inspection task. The light guided attention system may influence the robot learning for subsequent actions.
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22 Claims
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1. A remote interface apparatus for a robot operable in an environment, the apparatus comprising:
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a transmitter component configured to project a signal using a carrier of first variety, the signal being configured to irradiate a portion of the environment; and a tagging component configured to send a tag associated with the portion of the environment, where the tag is associated with a task that was previously trained over a plurality of different contexts; and a receiver component configured to receive an indication from the robot, the indication being based on a receipt of the tag; wherein one or more of the tag, the irradiation of the portion of the environment, or an internal state of the robot are configured to provide a specific robotic context, the specific robotic context being configured to cause the robot to perform the task that was previously trained over the plurality of different contexts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A remote interface apparatus for a robot operable in an environment, the apparatus comprising:
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a transmitter component configured to project a laser beam, the laser beam being configured to irradiate an object and configured to form a footprint on at least a portion of the object; and a tagging component configured to send a tag associated with the portion of the environment; and a receiver component configured to receive an indication from the robot, the indication being based on a receipt of the tag; wherein; one or more of the tag, the irradiation of the object, or an internal state of the robot provide a robotic context, the context being configured to cause the robot to perform a task associated with the context; the laser beam comprises a width that is smaller than a dimension of the footprint; the footprint is characterized by a perimeter; and the transmitter is configured to trace the perimeter with the laser beam.
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22. A remote interface apparatus for a robot operable in an environment, the apparatus comprising:
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a transmitter component configured to project a signal using a carrier of first variety, the signal being configured to irradiate a portion of the environment; and a tagging component configured to send a tag associated with the portion of the environment; and a receiver component configured to receive an indication from the robot, the indication being based on a receipt of the tag; wherein; one or more of the tag, the irradiation of the object, or an internal state of the robot provide a robotic context, the context being configured to cause the robot to perform a task associated with the context; the portion of the environment comprises an object; the projection of the signal using the carrier of first variety comprises projecting a beam, the beam being configured to form a footprint on at least a portion of the object; the carrier of the first variety is characterized by a bandwidth; the bandwidth is configured to overlap another bandwidth associated with another signal comprising the carrier of the first variety; and the other signal and another indication are configured to provide the context to another robotic apparatus, thereby causing the other robotic apparatus to commence the task.
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