A remote controlled device comprises one or more memories and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to, when an event relating to a task being executed by a remote control object occurs: transmit information on a subtask of the task, receive a command relating to the subtask, and execute the task based on the command.

A targeted surface sanitizing robot includes a transport drive and control system powered by batteries and arranged for autonomous movement of the robot to reach areas that need sanitizing. The robot chassis carries two arms that aid in sanitizing. The first arm has UV lights mounted on its underside. This arm swings horizontally and adjusts vertically to reach the surface to be sanitized. The second arm has a gripper at the end that can open a drawer or a closet so that the first arm can then sanitize that surface. The control system mounted on the robot is wirelessly connected to a remote central system that tracks which rooms or surfaces have been cleaned.

A robot control system according to the present embodiment is a robot control system that controls a plurality of mobile robots that can autonomously move in a facility. The robot control system acquires error information indicating that an error has occurred in a first transport robot, acquires transported object information related to a transported object of the first transport robot, determines a second transport robot able to transport the transported object of the first transport robot among the transport robots based on the transported object information and the error information, and moves the second transport robot to a transfer location of the transported object of the first transport robot.

A control device that controls a robot capable of self-propelling in a facility is provided. The control device comprises: a visitor identifying unit configured to identify a location of a visitor in the facility; a robot identifying unit configured to identify a position of the robot; an instruction unit configured to instruct the robot to capture an image of the visitor in a case where the robot is located in a predetermined range near the visitor; an estimation unit configured to estimate an emotion of the visitor, based on the image that has been captured by the robot; and a control unit configured to control whether the robot stays within the predetermined range or moves out of the predetermined range in accordance with the emotion of the visitor.

An apparatus for generating multiple paths for a mobile robot includes a multi-path generation module that detects “n” multiple waypoints located at a maximum straight line distance without collision with an obstacle in a space within a predetermined radius in “n” directions centered on the mobile robot, and plans “n” multiple paths to a destination by passing through each of the multiple waypoints as an initial waypoint, and an optimal path selection module that selects a path satisfying a preset cost function requirement among the “n” multiple paths, which are planned, as an optimal path, making it possible to select the optimal path suitable for various driving situations of the mobile robot by simultaneously generating multiple paths along which the mobile robot is to travel from its current location to its destination.

A robot comprises a plurality of sensors on a mobile chassis and may move about an environment in which people may be expected to follow particular cultural conventions. Movement of the robot may be constrained to honor these cultural conventions that are appropriate for the people in the environment. For example, when the robot is used within the United States, the robot tends to move along the right-hand side of a hallway. In comparison, when the robot is used within Japan the robot tends to move along the left-hand side of the hallway. The cultural conventions may be implemented as one-way gates present at specified locations in an occupancy map of the environment. The gates have no physical presence in the environment, but have the effect of placing a constraint on where the robot is permitted to move.

An approach for improving performing customer related services for passengers during a trip is disclosed. Customer related services can include delivering meals and beverages to passengers. The approach leverages the use of an overhead robotic system that can identify appropriate movement path in the air (i.e., above passenger's head) so that other passengers are not disturbed by the service to the target passenger. Furthermore, the approach can calculate the current engagement level (i.e., request queue status) of the overhead robotic system and optimize the movement path of the robotic system to provide services to passengers in the shortest possible time. The approach can also perform other functions, such as, medical assistance to assist passengers during the trip.

A robotic system is provided, which automatically changes settings on an audio system. The audio system (e.g., an instrument amplifier, effect processor, etc.) typically includes one or more controls that impact the operation of the audio system. Correspondingly, the robotic system includes a device interface coupled to a control sequencer. The device interface adapts to one or more controls of the audio system that are to be changed. In this regard, the device interface includes one or more control couplers. Each control coupler is adapted to a corresponding control of the audio system to be changed. The control sequencer provides a control sequence to the device interface that causes the control coupler(s) to vary the settings on the audio system. In practical applications, a combination of sequence values of the control sequence can represent a sufficiently high number of samples to determine a responsive behavior of the audio system.

A system for emulating a physical audio system comprises a user interface (UI) and a digital model of the physical audio system. The UI comprises virtual controls for changing virtual control settings (e.g., a virtual volume control for changing a virtual volume setting, etc.). A change in a virtual control setting produces a change to the output of the digital model. Because the digital model emulates the behavior of the physical audio system, changes to the model output in response to changes in the virtual control settings correspond to changes in the audio output in response to changes in the physical control settings. For example, if the physical audio system is an audio amplifier with control knobs, then the virtual controls will affect the output of the digital model like the control knobs affect the audio output of the audio amplifier.

A transport system is a transport system in which an autonomous mobile robot transports an object. The autonomous mobile robot includes: a mounting portion on which the object is mounted; and a control unit that changes a height of the mounting portion; and an arm of which height is moved as the height of the mounting portion changes.