A robot includes a secure storage area, a camera, a propulsion system, a memory device, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a request for drop box services within a casino, the request including a pickup location and a requestor, control the propulsion system to navigate the robot to the pickup location within the casino, and authenticate an identity of the requestor in response to arriving at the pickup location. The processor is also configured to provide the requestor access to the secure storage area in response to authenticating the identity of the requestor, detect receipt, from the requestor, of at least one value instrument within the secure storage area, lock the secure storage area, and provide a receipt to the requestor in response to receiving the at least one value instrument within the secure storage area.

The control system includes: a plurality of controllers that respectively control a plurality of devices including at least robots; and an environment manager that is communicable with the plurality of controllers. The environment manager includes an environment information storage that stores environment information, and an information update unit that updates environment information according to an operation of the plurality of devices. Each of the plurality of controllers includes a condition monitor that monitors whether environment information stored in the environment device storage satisfies a predetermined condition and an operation execution unit that controls a corresponding device of the plurality of devices to execute a predetermined operation in a case where the environment information satisfies a predetermined condition.

To execute processing with high accuracy in terms of time and distance via a simple method. A robot controller comprises a motion command interpretation unit that interprets a motion command program describing a taught motion and a taught position of a robot and generates a motion command; a motion command execution unit that executes the motion command; a parallel call command detection unit that pre-reads the motion command program and detects a line where a parallel call command is taught; and a parallel call command execution unit that calls and executes a program designated by a parallel call command at a designated timing.

A kiosk robot includes a propulsion system configured to allow the kiosk robot to move within an operations venue, a wireless interface configured to allow wireless networked communication between the kiosk robot and a wireless network, a touchscreen display device, a memory device, and a processor. The robot is configured to receive, from a robot management system (RMS) and via the wireless interface, a relocation request identifying a service location within the operations venue and at which the kiosk robot is to provide kiosk functionality, in response to receiving the relocation request, control the propulsion system to navigate the kiosk robot to the service location, and provide a kiosk graphical user interface (GUI) using the touchscreen display device, the kiosk GUI provides kiosk functionality to a user at the service location.

A controller for controlling wireless command transmission to a robotic device is described. The controller is configured to obtain an action that is to be performed by a robotic device and to determine a quality of control, QoC, level that is associated with the action. The controller is further configured to trigger a setting of at least one transmission parameter for a wireless transmission of a command pertaining to the action. The transmission parameter setting is dependent on the QoC level determined for the action.

Embodiments herein describe forming clusters of network connected orchestration components (referred to herein as orchestrators) and distributing the management of a plurality of work cells among the orchestrators. That is, each cluster can include a plurality of work cell orchestration nodes which are the compute resources used to host an orchestrator for managing the work cells. Each cluster can be assigned to manage a particular type or version of a work cell. Because managing a work cell may use only a small fraction of the compute resources of the orchestration nodes, each orchestration node can manage multiple work cells. The embodiments herein describe distributing the work cells amongst the orchestration nodes using a work cell table which permits the orchestration nodes to assert ownership over new work cells and enable automated failover in case one of the orchestration nodes fails.

An improved method, system, and apparatus is provided to implement a general architecture for robot systems. A mode execution module is provided to universally execute execution modes on different robotic system. A system includes an execution module that receives software instructions in a normalized programming language. The system also includes an interface having a translation layer that converts the software instructions from the normalized language into robot-specific instructions that operate in a particular robotic system. The system further includes a controller that is communicatively coupled to the interface, wherein the controller receives the robot-specific instructions. Moreover, the system includes a robotic device that is operatively controlled by the controller by execution of the robot-specific instructions.

This method of controlling an automated work cell provided with a robot arm comprises the steps of: a) calculating Cartesian instructions corresponding to the nominal articular instructions; b) calculating actual articular instructions from the Cartesian instructions, taking into account actual geometrical parameters of the robot arm; c) calculating for each nominal articular instruction and from the actual articular instruction, an articular instruction correction value; d) calculating, for each nominal articular instruction and from the calculated articular correction instruction, an effective articular instruction; e) calculating control instructions for each motor controller from the calculated effective articular instructions; f) transmitting the motor control instructions to each motor controller.

An improved method, system, and apparatus is provided to implement a general architecture for robot systems. A mode execution module is provided to universally execute execution modes on different robotic system. A system includes an execution module that receives software instructions in a normalized programming language. The system also includes an interface having a translation layer that converts the software instructions from the normalized language into robot-specific instructions that operate in a particular robotic system. The system further includes a controller that is communicatively coupled to the interface, wherein the controller receives the robot-specific instructions. Moreover, the system includes a robotic device that is operatively controlled by the controller by execution of the robot-specific instructions.

Provided is a control device for a production module having a data memory for storing operational settings of production modules and restrictions, which must be complied with by at least some of the operational settings. A settings management module is used to determine the external operational setting of an adjacent production module on which a local operational setting of the production module is dependent on the basis of a common restriction. An optimization module is also provided and has a local assessment function, which assesses the local operational setting, and a further assessment function which assesses noncompliance with the common restriction.