A power feeding system 1 includes a floating body 11 having power and a control function and an unmanned aerial vehicle 21 that observes environmental information using the floating body 11 as a base, in which the floating body 11 includes a power feeding device 12 that moves in a space below a top surface of the floating body 11 with reference to one of a plurality of planes arranged in a lattice shape on the floating body 11, roughly specifies a position of the unmanned aerial vehicle 21 in two dimensions based on a reflectance of an emitted radio wave, estimates and calculates a power feeding position of the unmanned aerial vehicle 21 based on a reflectance of an output light beam reflected on a reflector attached to a back surface corresponding to a power receiving position of the unmanned aerial vehicle 21, and feeds the unmanned aerial vehicle 21 with power at the power feeding position.

A power feeding system 1 includes a floating body 11 having power and a control function and an unmanned aerial vehicle 21 that observes environmental information using the floating body 11 as a base, in which the floating body 11 includes a power feeding device 12 that moves in a space below a top surface of the floating body 11 with reference to one of a plurality of planes arranged in a lattice shape on the floating body 11, roughly specifies a position of the unmanned aerial vehicle 21 in two dimensions based on a reflectance of an emitted radio wave, estimates and calculates a power feeding position of the unmanned aerial vehicle 21 based on a reflectance of an output light beam reflected on a reflector attached to a back surface corresponding to a power receiving position of the unmanned aerial vehicle 21, and feeds the unmanned aerial vehicle 21 with power at the power feeding position.

A control system according to the present disclosure performs system control for controlling a system including a mobile robot that is autonomously movable and operable by a user. The mobile robot includes at least one light-emitting unit. The system control includes mode switch control of switching between an autonomous movement mode and a user operation mode, and the light emission control of controlling the light-emitting unit to emit light in different light emission patterns associated with a plurality of predetermined conditions. The light emission control includes controlling the light-emitting unit to emit light in different light emission patterns, for at least one of the predetermined conditions, depending on whether the mobile robot is in the autonomous movement mode or the user operation mode.

A control system according to the present disclosure performs system control for controlling a system including a mobile robot that is autonomously movable and operable by a user. The mobile robot includes at least one light-emitting unit. The system control includes mode switch control of switching between an autonomous movement mode and a user operation mode, and the light emission control of controlling the light-emitting unit to emit light in different light emission patterns associated with a plurality of predetermined conditions. The light emission control includes controlling the light-emitting unit to emit light in different light emission patterns, for at least one of the predetermined conditions, depending on whether the mobile robot is in the autonomous movement mode or the user operation mode.

A control system controls a conveyance system including a transfer robot capable of autonomously moving and capable of conveying an article to be conveyed. The control system acquires conveyance destination information from a wagon capable of accommodating the article. The conveyance destination information indicates a destination of conveyance of the article. The control system causes the transfer robot to autonomously move such that the transfer robot conveys the wagon to the destination of conveyance indicated by the acquired conveyance destination information.

A control system controls a conveyance system including a transfer robot capable of autonomously moving and capable of conveying an article to be conveyed. The control system acquires conveyance destination information from a wagon capable of accommodating the article. The conveyance destination information indicates a destination of conveyance of the article. The control system causes the transfer robot to autonomously move such that the transfer robot conveys the wagon to the destination of conveyance indicated by the acquired conveyance destination information.

A method of associating at least one asset with a bounded region in a yard is presented, the method including determining a virtual map of the yard including one or more bounded regions, bounded regions of the one or more bounded regions being regions in the yard where the at least one asset may be placed; determining a correspondence between points on the virtual map and coordinates in the yard; receiving an image from an image sensor positioned in the yard, the image including one or more assets; based on a pose of the image sensor, the correspondence, and positions of the one or more bounded regions, determining, the positions of the one or more bounded regions in the image; updating the virtual map to indicate that at least one asset is present within the first bounded region.

A method of associating at least one asset with a bounded region in a yard is presented, the method including determining a virtual map of the yard including one or more bounded regions, bounded regions of the one or more bounded regions being regions in the yard where the at least one asset may be placed; determining a correspondence between points on the virtual map and coordinates in the yard; receiving an image from an image sensor positioned in the yard, the image including one or more assets; based on a pose of the image sensor, the correspondence, and positions of the one or more bounded regions, determining, the positions of the one or more bounded regions in the image; updating the virtual map to indicate that at least one asset is present within the first bounded region.

Drainage from a robot can be appropriately treated. A package-carrying robot includes: a water storage part in which water generated in a storage room in which a package is housed is accumulated; a drain part configured to drain the water accumulated in the water storage part; a traveling path state detection unit configured to detect a state of a traveling path of the package-carrying robot; and an open/close control unit configured to control opening/closing of the drain part according to the state of the traveling path of the package-carrying robot detected by the traveling path state detection unit.

An automatic guided vehicle assembly includes a non-powered cart having a shelf unit configured to receive parts or tools, and an automated guided vehicle configured to attach and detach from the non-powered cart and configured to perform autonomous driving, wherein the automated guided vehicle includes a fastening pin configured to move upwardly and downwardly to attach to or detach the automated guided vehicle from the non-powered cart, wherein the non-powered cart includes a fastening unit configured to attach to and detach from the automated guided vehicle, and wherein the fastening unit includes a fastening member having a fastening guide configured to guide coupling of the fastening pinto the fastening unit.