A method for transporting a plurality of articles with a transportation container that can be carried in a transport container of one of a plurality of robots. The plurality of articles is placed in the transportation container. The transportation container is placed in a pickup location at a first location. A robot is navigated to the first location and the transportation container is autonomously moved from the pickup location to the transport container of the robot. The robot is navigated over an outdoor transportation network to a second location and the transportation container is autonomously moved from the transport container to a recipient location at the second location.

A system for delivering an article from a first location to a second location with a robot having a closeable transport container for housing the article during transport. A closeable recipient container is provided at the second location for receiving the article. At least one computer configured to navigate the robot over an outdoor transportation network between locations is provided. The robot has a robot article transport mechanism controlled by the at least one computer for removing the article from the transport container and the recipient container has a recipient article transport mechanism for moving the article inside the recipient container.

A configuration is described that is capable of determining a target landing position of a drone according to a sentence indicating a landing position generated by a user. Aspects including identifying an object type of an object contained in a captured image of a camera mounted on a mobile body; sentence analysis processing analyzes a sentence indicating a designated arrival position; word-corresponding subject selection processing collates results of the sentence analysis processing with the object identification processing and selecting a subject corresponding to a word included in the sentence indicating the designated arrival position from the captured image; and target arrival position determination processing extracts an area corresponding to the designated arrival position indicated by the sentence indicating the designated arrival position from the captured image on the basis of a result of word-corresponding subject selection processing, and area determination is made as target arrival position of mobile body.

A configuration is described that is capable of determining a target landing position of a drone according to a sentence indicating a landing position generated by a user. Aspects including identifying an object type of an object contained in a captured image of a camera mounted on a mobile body; sentence analysis processing analyzes a sentence indicating a designated arrival position; word-corresponding subject selection processing collates results of the sentence analysis processing with the object identification processing and selecting a subject corresponding to a word included in the sentence indicating the designated arrival position from the captured image; and target arrival position determination processing extracts an area corresponding to the designated arrival position indicated by the sentence indicating the designated arrival position from the captured image on the basis of a result of word-corresponding subject selection processing, and area determination is made as target arrival position of mobile body.

An autonomous vehicle (AV) delivery system is configured to deliver a payload or package in a rural and/or urban environment. The AV delivery system includes a first autonomous vehicle (AV). The first AV is configured to travel between a payload receiving location and a payload drop location. The AV delivery system further includes a second autonomous vehicle (AV) coupled to the first AV. The second AV is coupled to a payload and configured to travel between the first AV and a designated drop target adjacent to a ground or receiving surface at the payload drop location.

An autonomous vehicle (AV) delivery system is configured to deliver a payload or package in a rural and/or urban environment. The AV delivery system includes a first autonomous vehicle (AV). The first AV is configured to travel between a payload receiving location and a payload drop location. The AV delivery system further includes a second autonomous vehicle (AV) coupled to the first AV. The second AV is coupled to a payload and configured to travel between the first AV and a designated drop target adjacent to a ground or receiving surface at the payload drop location.

The management server 2 calculates a total weight of a plurality of articles loaded on the UAV 1 on the basis of weights of the articles included in each of a plurality of orders, and determines whether or not the unmanned aerial vehicle is capable of loading and delivering the articles included in each of the plurality of orders by comparing a loadable weight of the UAV 1 with the calculated total weight.

The management server 2 calculates a total weight of a plurality of articles loaded on the UAV 1 on the basis of weights of the articles included in each of a plurality of orders, and determines whether or not the unmanned aerial vehicle is capable of loading and delivering the articles included in each of the plurality of orders by comparing a loadable weight of the UAV 1 with the calculated total weight.

A server apparatus (10) includes a location information acquisition unit (110), a determination unit (120), and a flight vehicle control unit (130). The location information acquisition unit (110) acquires first location information indicating a location specified as a reception place for an item to be delivered by a flight vehicle (20), and second location information indicating a current location of a receiving person to receive the item. The determination unit (120) determines whether the location indicated by the first location information and the location indicated by the second location information when the flight vehicle (20) is flying satisfy a predetermined criterion. The flight vehicle control unit (130) transmits a command to the flight vehicle, and causes the flight vehicle (20) to execute flight control for performing authentication of the receiving person, when it is determined that the predetermined criterion is satisfied.

A server apparatus (10) includes a location information acquisition unit (110), a determination unit (120), and a flight vehicle control unit (130). The location information acquisition unit (110) acquires first location information indicating a location specified as a reception place for an item to be delivered by a flight vehicle (20), and second location information indicating a current location of a receiving person to receive the item. The determination unit (120) determines whether the location indicated by the first location information and the location indicated by the second location information when the flight vehicle (20) is flying satisfy a predetermined criterion. The flight vehicle control unit (130) transmits a command to the flight vehicle, and causes the flight vehicle (20) to execute flight control for performing authentication of the receiving person, when it is determined that the predetermined criterion is satisfied.