A system for autonomous or semi-autonomous operation of a vehicle is disclosed. The system includes a machine automation portal (MAP) application configured to enable a computing device to (a) display a map of a work site and (b) provide a graphical user interface that enables a user to (i) define a boundary of an autonomous operating zone on the map and (ii) define a boundary of one or more exclusion zones. The system also includes a robotics processing unit configured to (a) receive the boundary of the autonomous operating zone and the boundary of each exclusion zone from the computing device, (b) generate a planned command path that the vehicle will travel to perform a task within the autonomous operating zone while avoiding each exclusion zone, and (c) control operation of the vehicle so that the vehicle travels the planned command path to perform the task.

A swimming pool map boundary construction and swimming pool cleaning methods, an apparatus, and an electronic device are provided. A swimming pool cleaning robot is controlled to move forward and backward relative to each preset path in a swimming pool map that covers a swimming pool within a working area defined by the swimming pool, to determine two path endpoints of each preset path, and map boundaries of the swimming pool map are constructed based on the determined two path endpoints of each preset path in the swimming pool map, so that the construction of swimming pool map boundaries is more efficient, reasonable and accurate. Moreover, the swimming pool cleaning task performed based on the swimming pool map constructed by the above method can achieve comprehensive cleaning of the swimming pool and avoid omissions.

A robotic lawnmower system comprising a boundary wire and a robotic lawnmower arranged to operate in an operational area bounded by a virtual boundary, the robotic lawnmower comprising one or more magnetic sensors, one or more satellite navigation sensors and a controller, wherein the controller is configured to: cause the robotic lawnmower to operate in the operational area according to the virtual boundary based on the one or more satellite navigation sensors, determine that the robotic lawnmower is approaching the boundary wire, determine a boundary location, determine a distance (d) between the virtual boundary and the boundary wire at the boundary location, compare the determined distance (d) to a mode determination distance (D), and if the determined distance (d) is greater than the mode determination distance D, the robotic lawnmower is configured to cross the boundary wire and continue operating within the virtual boundary, or if the determined distance (d) is less than the mode determination distance, the robotic lawnmower is configured to continue to operate within the boundary wire.

A control method for a robot mower includes controlling the robot mower to work within a lawn having a plurality of unmowed areas, and controlling the robot mower to turn upon detecting either a boundary of the lawn or an obstacle. When controlling the robot mower to turn, the method includes obtaining a target position determined according to the unmowed region with the largest area. The method then calculates a turning angle of the robot mower according to a current position and a current orientation of the robot mower and the target position; controls the robot mower to turn according to the turning angle; and control the robot mower to move forward.

For easy setting of a path of an autonomously-traveling autonomous travel work vehicle, provided is a method for setting a path for an autonomous travel work vehicle to run and operate by determining positions with the use of a satellite positioning system so as to drive and carry out an agricultural field operation. The method includes inputting a front-to-back length of a vehicle body, a width of an implement and an overlapping amount of implements (24) in a width direction, positioning a work vehicle at inflection points successively along an outer circumference of the agricultural field and determining positions with the use of the satellite positioning system, setting a work area, an operation start position and an operation end position, a direction for starting reference traveling, headlands (HB) on both ends of the work area (HA), and a travel path (R) within the agricultural field.

Disclosed is a cleaning robot including: a driving unit configured to move the cleaning robot; an obstacle sensor configured to sense an obstacle; and a controller configured to reduce, if a distance between the cleaning robot and the obstacle is shorter than or equal to a reference distance, a driving speed of the cleaning robot so that the driving speed of the cleaning robot is lower than a shock absorbing speed when the cleaning robot contacts the obstacle.

Provided is a robot cleaner includes: a sensor; at least one memory storing one or more instructions; and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor, by executing the one or more instructions, is configured to identify a plurality of objects based on sensing data acquired through the sensor, identify a target object located on a travel surface of the robot cleaner among the plurality of objects, acquire power information indicating remaining power of the robot cleaner, determine whether to avoid the target object based on a result of comparing the power information with a threshold power value, based on the power information being less than the threshold power value, control the robot cleaner to travel to avoid the target object, based on the power information being greater than or equal to the threshold power value, acquire feature information of the target object based on the sensing data, acquire type information of the target object based on the feature information, based on the type information including a predetermined type, control the robot cleaner to travel to avoid the target object, and based on the type information not including the predetermined type, control the robot cleaner to travel based on a movement path for moving the target object to a target location.

A method for generating a set of cleanable perimeter segments of an area to be cleaned by a robotic cleaner. Each cleanable perimeter segment defines a path to be followed by the robotic cleaner around an edge of the area to be cleaned. The method includes receiving an occupancy grid map of the area to be cleaned; generating a contiguous accessible area grid map of the area to be cleaned based on the occupancy grid map; determining an outer boundary of each contiguous inaccessible region in the occupancy grid map; and generating the set of cleanable perimeter segments by extracting the outer boundary of each contiguous inaccessible region as a separate perimeter segment. Each perimeter segment includes a plurality of sequential grid elements defining the path to be followed by the robotic cleaner around an edge of the area to be cleaned.

A robot and a method for controlling the robot is provided. The robot includes: at least one sensor; a speaker; a microphone; a driver; at least one memory storing one or more instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the one or more instructions, wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the robot to: generate a map comprising information regarding a plurality of objects based on sensing information obtained through the at least one sensor, generate ultrasonic waves toward each of the plurality of objects through the speaker, obtain reflectivity information regarding the plurality of objects based on reflected sounds reflected from each of the objects and received through the microphone, and store the reflectivity information, the reflected sounds reflected from each of the objects being at least a portion of the ultrasonic waves reflected from each of the objects, based on receiving a user voice through the microphone, obtain information on an intensity of the user voice for each of a plurality of directions, obtain information on a plurality of candidate directions from which the user voice is received from among the plurality of directions based on the information on the intensity of the user voice for each of the plurality of directions, obtain priority order information for the plurality of candidate directions based on a position of the robot and the stored reflectivity information, and obtain information on a direction in which the user voice is uttered from among the plurality of candidate directions based on the priority order information.

An autonomous agricultural assembly configurator includes one or more processors configured to receive one or more characteristic bundle inputs. Characteristic bundles include a field characteristic bundle associated with a field, an implement characteristic bundle associated with an agricultural implement, or a vehicle characteristic bundle associated with an agricultural vehicle. The configurator generates an autonomous configuration profile for an autonomous agricultural operation according to the received characteristic bundle inputs. Generation includes determining the autonomous agricultural operation based on the implement characteristic bundle, and determining operation parameters for the autonomous agricultural operation based on one or more of the implement characteristic bundle or the vehicle characteristic bundle. The one or more processors control the agricultural vehicle and the agricultural implement to conduct the agricultural operation according to the autonomous configuration profile.