A management system includes multiple autonomous moving bodies existing in a predetermined area, and a management device configured to manage the multiple autonomous moving bodies, in which each of the multiple autonomous moving bodies is configured to communicate with both the management device and other autonomous moving bodies, the management device is configured to attempt to transmit a specific instruction for a first autonomous moving body to each of the multiple autonomous moving bodies, when a second autonomous moving body receives the specific instruction from the management device, transmit an instruction corresponding to the specific instruction received from the management device to the first autonomous moving body, and when receiving the instruction corresponding to the specific instruction from the second autonomous moving body, the first autonomous moving executes processing according to the instruction corresponding to the specific instruction received from the second autonomous moving body.

The present disclosure relates to a task processing method for a plurality of robots, and a robot. The task processing method includes: identifying at least one robot of the plurality of robots as a disconnected robot in case that a heartbeat connection between the at least one robot and the task processing device is detected to be lost; obtaining a historical position of the disconnected robot and a current position of a connected robot of the plurality of robots; for the disconnected robot, determining a target sending robot corresponding to the disconnected robot from the plurality of robots according to the historical position of the disconnected robot and a current position of the connected robot; and sending task information of a current task of the disconnected robot to the disconnected robot through the target sending robot.

Server processing circuitry is configured to: determine a work site that requires work; and transmit site information indicating the work site, to a movable body communicator. Movable body processing circuitry is configured to: receive the site information from a management server through the movable body communicator; generate based on the site information a movement command for making an autonomous movable body autonomously move to the work site; acquire support information for the work at the work site; and output the support information to a worker through a man-machine interface when the autonomous movable body has arrived at the work site.

A communication system for a remote operator of a telepresence robot and an on-site user is provided. The communication system includes a robot that is not fixed, and a computer that is capable of communication with the robot. The robot includes a camera, a driving unit that is capable of remote operation by the computer, a first input unit that is for input of an instruction to the robot, and a callup unit that, when communication connection is not established with the computer, transmits a callup notification directed to the computer in accordance with the instruction input to the first input unit. The computer includes a second input unit for input of an instruction to the robot, and a display unit that displays an image captured by the camera and in a case of receiving the callup notification from the robot, displays that the effect that the notification has been received.

A mobile terminal that moves while communicating with an external device includes a connection section that connects to a plurality of wireless networks simultaneously, a receiver that receives data from the plurality of wireless networks connected by the connection section, and a processor that processes only data received first when the same data is received from the plurality of wireless networks.

Methods for loop closure detection performed by a processor of a robotic device may include maneuvering the robotic device through a plurality of locations, determining a location of the robotic device at each of the plurality of locations using a round trip time (RTT) measurement of a signal sent to an access point, determining whether a location of the robotic device is within a threshold distance of a previously-visited one of the plurality of locations, and performing visual loop closure detection in response to determining that the location of the robotic device is within the threshold distance of the previously-visited one of the plurality of locations.

The vehicle travel control device includes: an absolute position calculation unit configured to acquire GNSS information through a GNSS receiver mounted on a vehicle and calculate an absolute position of the vehicle by the standalone positioning; a reception determination unit configured to determine whether GNSS correction information required for relative positioning can be received from an external reference station; a relative position calculation unit configured to calculate a relative position of the vehicle by the relative positioning; and a communication unit configured to transmit the current position information of the vehicle to a remote control device. The communication unit is configured to: transmit position information based on the relative position in a case in which the GNSS correction information can be received; and transmit position information based on the absolute position in a case in which the GNSS correction information cannot be received.

An information processing method is an information processing method executed by a computer, and includes: obtaining first information related to a service executed by each of at least one mobile body, among a plurality of mobile bodies that move autonomously, when an event to which a responder is to respond by traveling to a position of the at least one mobile body is occurring in the at least one mobile body; calculating, based on the first information obtained, a response necessity level indicating a degree of a necessity to respond to the event, for each of the at least one mobile body; and outputting second information related to the response necessity level calculated.

A method for controlling travelling of a vehicle platoon includes: establishing, by a target vehicle of the vehicle platoon, a network connection with a remote control terminal; determining, by the target vehicle, that the target vehicle is to be remotely taken over; initiating, by the target vehicle, control of statuses of vehicles of the vehicle platoon other than the target vehicle; transmitting, by the target vehicle, a takeover request to the remote control terminal, controlling, by the remote control terminal, the target vehicle to enter a driving state; and receiving, by the target vehicle, a takeover confirmation message transmitted by the remote control terminal, wherein the vehicles include a leading vehicle (LV) and a following vehicle (FV) of the LV.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for optimizing a planned movement of one or more industrial devices in an industrial environment. The method is performed by a network node in the wireless communication network. The method includes acquiring at least one movement path for the one or more industrial devices, each movement path including one or more segments indicative of movement data. The method includes determining a Quality of Service (QoS) requirement for each segment. The method further includes determining for each segment whether the determined QoS requirement fulfills an estimated QoS maintained by the network node. When it has been determined that the QoS requirement for each segment fulfills the estimated QoS, the method further includes transmitting the at least one movement path to the one or more industrial devices.