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Obstacle recognition method for autonomous robots

  • US 10,788,836 B2
  • Filed: 03/27/2020
  • Issued: 09/29/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/29/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for operating a robot, comprising:

  • capturing, by an image sensor disposed on a robot, images of a workspace;

    obtaining, by a processor of the robot or via the cloud, the captured images;

    comparing, by the processor of the robot or via the cloud, at least one object from the captured images to objects in an object dictionary;

    identifying, by the processor of the robot or via the cloud, a class to which the at least one object belongs using an object classification unit;

    instructing, by the processor of the robot, the robot to execute at least one action based on the object class identified;

    capturing, by at least one sensor of the robot, movement data of the robot; and

    generating, by the processor of the robot or via the cloud, a spatial representation of the workspace based on the captured images and the movement data, wherein the captured images are indicative of the position of the robot relative to objects within the workspace and the movement data is indicative of movement of the robot.

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