A conveyance system according to the present disclosure includes a host vehicle position estimation unit that detects at least one of a traveled distance of a conveyance vehicle and a position of the host vehicle, and a control switching unit that switches, when the traveled distance or the position of the host vehicle detected by the host vehicle position estimation unit falls within a preset range while the conveyance vehicle is being controlled by an autonomous traveling control unit, a control mode from traveling control by the autonomous traveling control unit to traveling control by a guided traveling control unit.

A server apparatus includes a communication interface and a controller configured to communicate, using the communication interface, with a mobile object having a facility for executing one or more processes in a plurality of processes to be executed sequentially to manufacture a product. The controller is configured to transmit an instruction to a first mobile object to travel to a meeting point with a second mobile object for executing a second process that follows a first process to be executed in the first mobile object, the instruction being for delivering the product being manufactured to the second mobile object at the meeting point.

A control device includes a master storage part that stores map data including obstacle information and environmental parameter information on an environmental parameter that may influence an object to be transported, and a transport path determination part that, based on a transport instruction and the map data, determines a transport path according to the object to be transported, which is indicated by transported object information included in the transport instruction, in consideration of the environmental parameter that may influence the object to be transported.

A movement control system (1000) includes at least one moving body (1), a sensor (3) configured to transmit movement region information related to a movement region of the moving body, a route generating unit (440) configured to generate a route for the moving body to move through the movement region, based on the movement region information received via a network, and a moving body control unit (450) configured to control movement of the moving body, based on the route. The route generating unit is configured to generate an avoidance route for avoiding a second region including a first region representing a position of an object existing in the movement region and a surrounding region at the first region. The moving body control unit is configured to control the moving body based on the avoidance route.

The present disclosure generally relates to autonomous operation of material handling vehicles within a facility, such as a factory or warehouse. An unmanned, autonomous material handling vehicle can encounter a variety of issues operating within the facility, and may need assistance to resolve such issues. The unmanned, autonomous material handling vehicle can transmit a request for assistance to a manned, non-autonomous material handling vehicle, and a human operating the manned, non-autonomous material handling vehicle can assist the unmanned, autonomous material handling vehicle.

An automated vehicle comprising: a control unit configured to control movement of the automated vehicle to a location adjacent an estimated location of a drill hole; a scanning portion including one or more scanning devices configured to scan an area of terrain in the vicinity of the estimated location of the drill hole in order to determine an actual location of the drill hole, and to generate a point cloud representing at least a portion of the interior of the drill hole; at least one arm associated with the scanning portion, the at least one arm configured to move the scanning portion between a home position and one or more scanning positions; and an end effector associated with the at least one arm, the end effector being configured to perform one or more operations;
wherein, upon generating the point cloud, the at least one arm is configured, based on the point cloud, to position the end effector in substantial alignment with the drill hole so that the end effector can perform the one or more operations.

A system, including: a communication interface operable to receive sensor data related to a state of an object; object state estimation processor circuitry operable to estimate, based on the sensor data, a prospective probability of a degradation of the state of the object; and cobot fleet control processor circuitry operable to generate a command for either a transport cobot operable to transport the object, or another actor, to take proactive action to mitigate the prospective probability of the degradation of the state of the object.

A robotic vehicle comprising a chassis and a manipulatable payload engagement portion, at least one sensor configured to acquire real-time sensor data, a pose validation system comprising computer program code executable by at least one processor to evaluate the sensor data to: determine if a goal pose of the robotic vehicle will result in a collision with infrastructure upon which the object is located when the engagement portion engages the object. If a potential collision is detected, the pose validation system can generate a signal to adjust the robotic vehicle's pose to avoid the collision. A corresponding method is also provided.

This application provides a fleet control method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The fleet control method is used for controlling a robot fleet and includes: determining a planned path of each robot in the robot fleet, where the planned path of each robot is used to indicate a movement path for the robot to move to a corresponding target storage location within a shelving unit region to execute a task; determining a following road segment in the planned path of each following robot based on the planned path of each robot, where the following road segment includes a road segment located on the ground and/or a road segment extending in a vertical direction; and sending the following road segment to a corresponding following robot.

This application provides an obstacle avoidance method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The obstacle avoidance method is applicable to a robot. The robot is configured to move along a track in a rack area, and the method includes: detecting whether a suspected obstacle exists in a traveling direction, where the suspected obstacle protrudes beyond an edge of a rack; determining a relative position relationship between the suspected obstacle and a target position that the robot is required to reach along a current traveling direction when the suspected obstacle exists in the traveling direction; determining that the suspected obstacle is an obstacle when the suspected obstacle is located between a current position of the robot and the target position; and replanning a traveling route to avoid the obstacle.