A mobile outdoor power equipment machine for performing a controlled task within a work area includes a drive system for providing movement of the machine, a working apparatus for performing the task, and a scanning system for scanning an area surrounding the machine. The scanning system is configured to provide detection of physical elements in the environment to aid in navigation of the machine. In an embodiment, the scanning system and a control system are configured to scan the area, determine the presence of a physical element in the area, determine that the physical element is located within the work area, determine the proximity of the physical element to the machine, and direct a behavior of the machine.

The information processing apparatus includes an extraction unit configured to extract at least one first photographed image, the first photographed image being similar to a second photographed image which is photographed by using a second photographing apparatus mounted on a moving apparatus, the moving apparatus being moving in a predetermined region, from a plurality of first photographed images which are photographed by using a first photographing apparatus for creating a three-dimensional image of the predetermined region, an estimation unit configured to estimate a first photographing orientation of the first photographing apparatus, the first photographing apparatus photographing the first photographed image which is extracted, and a second photographing orientation of the second photographing apparatus at a time when the second photographed image is photographed, and a control unit configured to control an action of the moving apparatus based on the first photographing orientation and the second photographing orientation.

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.

A method for autonomously servicing a first cleaning component of a battery-operated mobile device, including: inferring, with a processor of the mobile device, a value of at least one environmental characteristic based on sensor data captured by a sensor disposed on the mobile device; actuating, with a controller of the mobile device, a first actuator interacting with the first cleaning component to at least one of: turn on, turn off, reverse direction, and increase or decrease in speed such that the first cleaning component engages or disengages based on the value of at least one environmental characteristic or at least one user input received by an application of a smartphone paired with the mobile device; and dispensing, by a maintenance station, water from a clean water container of the maintenance station for washing the first cleaning component when the mobile device is docked at the maintenance station.

A method is provided that includes: obtaining a first state information of the remote driving system, where the remote driving system is configured to perform remote control on a vehicle communicatively connected with the remote driving system; determining whether an abnormality occurs in the remote driving system based on the first state information; determining abnormality information of the remote driving system in response to the occurrence of the abnormality in the remote driving system; and adjusting a state of the remote control based on the abnormality information.

Disclosed is an image processing method of processing a plurality of images into a single image, including: obtaining at least a left image, a center image, and a right image from a plurality of cameras arranged in a row; generating a left top-view image, a center top-view image, and a right top-view image based on the left image, the center image, and the right image, respectively; generating one wide top-view image by merging the left top-view image, the center top-view image, and the right top-view image; and generating and outputting the wide top-view image as a final wide image. Thus, the images from the plurality of cameras are merged into a single image, thereby reducing fatigue of a robot operator.

A method for determining a motion path on a surface in an environment, along which motion path a mobile appliance, in particular a robot, preferably a domestic robot or a robot vacuum cleaner, is intended to move. The method includes obtaining environment information and determining a region of the surface intended to be covered by the motion of the mobile appliance; determining, while taking into account the environment information, whether within the region there is at least one uneven area in the surface that can be negotiated by the mobile appliance; and determining the motion path while taking into account the at least one uneven area, if there is one. A mobile appliance is also described.

A breeding robot including a base and a support being movably connected to the base. The support is of a hollow cylindrical structure, a telescopic arm movably passes through the support, a first motor is mounted to an end of the telescopic arm away from the support, a transmission shaft of the first motor is connected to a rotating bracket, a saw blade is mounted to the bottom side of the rotating bracket, and the saw blade is used for cutting maize tassel. The end of the rotating bracket is mounted with a CCD detector, and the CCD detector is used for detecting the position of the maize tassel. A blower is further mounted to the base, an air outlet of the blower is connected to a first end of an air duct, and a second end of the air duct is connected to the air blowing portion.

Systems and methods for enhanced MHV operation using an automation processing system for bystander detection and bystander pose estimation to control operation of the MHV.

A device for establishing a communication network and collecting situation information at a site of a collapse disaster is disclosed. The device includes a ground drone 10 deployed at the site of the collapse disaster, the ground drone 10 having a communication device 80 mounted thereon, a flying drone 32 mounted on and carried by the ground drone 10 to fly and photograph the site of the collapse disaster, a camera device 40 mounted on the ground drone 10 to photograph surroundings of the ground drone 10, a storage 50 installed on the ground drone 10, and a plurality of repeater modules 60 connected by the wireless communication network to relay wireless communications between the ground drone 10, the flying drone 32, and a command and control center 100, wherein the storage 50 accommodates the repeater modules 60, and throws the repeater modules 60 in response to an operation signal.