An evacuation information generation system, an evacuation information generation device, an autonomous traveling device, or an evacuation information generation method is used for generating evacuation information of a traveling area of an autonomous traveling device, acquires observation information obtained by observation by the autonomous traveling device that searches for the traveling area where a hazard is estimated to occur; and outputs the evacuation information as a hazard map or evacuation route data.

Provided are a system and method for intelligently interpreting an exhibition scene. The system is configured for automatically following an interpretation user or a visitor by means of an intelligent following apparatus, so as to improve visiting experience of the visitor. The system includes a positioning apparatus and the intelligent following apparatus, the positioning apparatus is configured for determining positioning information of target users, and the intelligent following apparatus is configured for following the target users to move according to the positioning information of the target users.

Provided is a robot and method of controlling same, where the robot includes: a sensor; a driver; a memory storing an instruction; and a processor configured to execute the instruction to: identify, through the sensor, a height difference between a first stair and a second stair of an escalator, identify whether the robot is adjacent to a disembarkment area of the escalator based on the identified height difference, based on identifying that the robot is adjacent to the disembarkment area, identify, through the sensor, whether an object is located within a first distance of the robot in a movement direction of the escalator, and based on identifying the object located within the first distance of the robot in the movement direction of the escalator, control the driver to cause the robot to move on the escalator in a direction opposite to the movement direction of the escalator.

[Abstract] An information processing device and a method that efficiently create a guide route satisfying route conditions entered by a user are provided. A guide route creation unit is provided to create a guide route for guidance provided by a robot, the guide route being constituted of a plurality of nodes and paths connecting the nodes. The guide route creation unit retrieves node attributes such as a value, an evaluation value, a guidance time, and a guidance target that are set for the nodes respectively in a guidance route creation region, and path attributes such as a distance of each path and a moving time, and creates a guide route satisfying the route conditions entered by the user on a basis of the retrieved node attributes and path attributes.

An access floor system including an access floor section that includes a wireless charging unit which is configured for wirelessly charging at least one robot capable of moving in a building; and a communication unit which communicates with a charging control system for controlling the robot and/or charging of the robot. The wireless charging unit of the access floor section is connected to a power line under the floor surface, and the communication unit of the access floor is connected to a communication line under the floor surface.

A map region contour-based setting method and a method for controlling robot edgewise walking termination. The method includes: a robot setting a plurality of unit regions to be subjected to edgewise walking by executing a setting method; then, the robot performing edgewise walking in a working region; when the robot walks through all unit regions to be subjected to edgewise walking, the robot stopping walking along the edge; and when the robot repeatedly walks through the same batch of unit regions to be subjected to edgewise walking, the robot stopping walking along the edge, wherein the same batch of unit regions to be subjected to edgewise walking are a preset number of unit regions to be subjected to edgewise walking that are different from each other, and the number of unit regions to be subjected to edgewise walking set by using the setting method is greater than the preset number.

A map generation model building device includes a memory storing a map generation model building program, and a processor configured to execute the program, wherein the program generates embedding data by applying captured images taken by a movement device to an encoder module, generates spatial map data by recording the embedding data in map base data based on location information of the movement device, generates a rendering image based on the location information of the movement device in the spatial map data by using a decoder module, and train the a map generation model by comparing the rendering image with the captured image through a loss function and by updating the encoder module and the decoder module, the map base data includes a plurality of grids in which the embedding data is recorded, the embedding data includes RGB information and depth information for each pixel of the captured image.

A system and a method for facilitating the autonomous navigation of a utility and delivery cart implements new means for a motorized cart to operate in different environments under specific operational conditions. The system includes a structural frame, a controller, a plurality of navigational sensors, a portable power source, a pair of caster wheels, and a pair of motorized wheels. The structural frame corresponds to the main structure of the system that can be customized to carry different payloads and accommodate different accessories. The pair of caster wheels and the pair of motorized wheels enable the movement of the structural frame. The controller and the plurality of navigational sensors allow the autonomous operation of the pair of motorized wheels under specific operational configurations. The portable power source provides the power necessary for the operation of the controller, the plurality of navigational sensors, and the pair of motorized wheels.

A robot system includes a robot controlled by a computer. The robot includes a control device and an observation device. The computer detects a plurality of objects in a periphery by using observation information obtained by observation of the observation device, stores first state information of each of the plurality of detected objects, predicts future states of the plurality of detected objects from the first state information by using a first model for predicting a future state of an object, generates second state information of the periphery obtained by observation of the plurality of detected objects, predicts a future state of the robot from the second state information by using the first model, and determines a future action of the robot based on a given action target, the predicted future states of the plurality of objects, and the predicted future state of the robot.

Systems and methods for controlling navigation of multiple robots are provided. The robots are configured to move within an environment in which pedestrians are also moving. Centralized and distributed game-theoretical approaches to control of the robots are described.