A teleoperations system may be used to generate virtual paths of travel for an autonomous vehicle based upon teleoperations system-provided suggestions, and virtual path suggestion constraints, e.g., based upon physical constraints associated with an autonomous vehicle such as minimum turning radius, trailer sweep, and the like, may be used assist in guiding a teleoperations system operator during generation of virtual path suggestions.

A control system for controlling a second unmanned aerial vehicle that flies while holding a first cable connected to a first unmanned aerial vehicle that performs work and a second cable extending from a cable reeling machine, includes a sensor to sense a surrounding environment and output sensor data, and a controller configured or programmed to control operation of the unmanned aerial vehicle and, during flight of the second unmanned aerial vehicle, detect the first cable and the second cable based on the sensor data, and upon predicting that at least one of the first cable and the second cable will contact the ground or an obstacle on the ground, change a trajectory of the second unmanned aerial vehicle to avoid the contact.

This automated analysis support robot for carrying out an inspection of an analysis module that automatically analyzes a biological sample comprises a vehicle body, a camera mounted on the vehicle body, a communication device which communicates directly or indirectly with the analysis module, and a computer for controlling the vehicle body and the camera, wherein the computer: controls the vehicle body to move to a predetermined operating position and to face an inspection target provided in the analysis module; images the inspection target using the camera; and processes a video of the inspection target to calculate management data relating to the inspection target.

A transport vehicle travels with a support surface positioned at a second height if a straight distance (L) from a travel starting point at which the transport vehicle starts traveling while supporting an article to a directional change position (80) at which the transport vehicle is to perform a turning operation that does not involve a change of the orientation of the article is within a predetermined distance (Ls), and the transport vehicle travels with the support surface positioned at a third height if the straight distance (L) is longer than the predetermined distance (Ls).

An automated storage and retrieval system includes a storage array, a plurality of bots, and a controller. The controller is connected to each bot to assign a series of tasks, or goals, to each bot. The controller has a bot route planner that has a multi-agent path finding algorithm resolver that determines, for each bot route effecting at least one task, or goal, occurrence and type of a conflict between bots performing the series of tasks, or goals. From the determination of occurrence and type of conflict, the multi-agent path finding algorithm resolver resolves each conflict free bot route, that determines the bot route respectively for each bot performing the at least one task, or goal, based on bot priority and precedence constraint between route legs describing, at least in part, the respective bot route of a common bot performing the at least one task, or goal.

An apparatus for controlling a robot is introduced. The apparatus may comprise at least one memory storing at least one instruction, a communication device for communication with at least one server, and at least one processor operatively coupled to the memory. The instruction, when executed by the processor, may enable the apparatus to store a first configuration file received from a first server, where the first file contains information about a first user's robot settings and determine a second configuration file from a second server, different from the first, comprise information about a second user's settings. Based on both configuration files, the apparatus determines a target file containing information about a target setting for controlling the robot. The robot is controlled based on the target information.

A robot for autonomous marking of a marking area includes: a robot communication system configured to at least receive a marking information data element from a remote component, and a controlling component configured to control the robot based, at least in part, on the marking information data element. A remote component includes a remote communication unit, wherein the remote component is configured to communicate, by the remote communication unit, with the autonomous robot for marking a marking area. A method and system for autonomous marking of a marking area includes the robot and the remote component, wherein: the remote component is configured to generate a marking information data element based on marking data, the remote component is configured to send the marking information data element to the robot, and the robot is configured to mark the marking area based on the marking information data element.

A remote controller includes: an acquisition unit; a detection unit; a control value generation unit; and a transmission unit. The control value generation unit generates a retreat control value if at least either one of a first case and a second case applies. The first case includes two or more moving objects overlapping each other in the sensor information. The second case includes establishing an expectation before sensor information acquisition that the two or more moving objects overlap each other when the sensor information is acquired. The retreat control value defines the running motion of at least any of the moving objects establishing a locational relationship allowing a detection subject moving object of the moving objects as a subject of detection using the sensor information to be detected by the detection unit without causing an overlap of the detection subject moving object with a different one of the moving objects.

A vehicle management system according to the present disclosure manages a vehicle. The vehicle management system includes one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to: before or after a target vehicle stops at a stop position, start a handover process for establishing a wireless communication with the target vehicle and transferring authority to operate the target vehicle from a user of the target vehicle to the vehicle management system; execute a presence confirmation process for confirming that the user who has dropped off the target vehicle stopped at the stop position is present within a designated range adjacent to the stop position until completion of the handover process; and, when confirming that the user is present within the designated range until the completion, notify the user of the completion.

A production system for a forestry application comprising a server and a wireless production network, configured to be connected to forest machines and vehicles, at least one forestry harvester vehicle and one forwarder vehicle, the vehicles having a wireless data connection to the production system server and network, having a positioning system, identify the type of processed logs, measure the amount of processed logs, measure the lengths of processed logs, measure the quality of the processes logs, visually record the vehicle surroundings, process the recorded images to identify objects, store them, and send them via the production network, the vehicles having a display so that the vehicle operator may compare images with different time stamps, the system adapted to visualize changes between the images based on the identified objects and time stamps, so that the vehicle operator may identify tracks, objects, logs, log piles during visually impaired conditions.