An information processing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first information processing device to be provided to a movable body and a second information processing device to be provided to a portion that differs from the movable body. The first information processing device includes a sensor portion, a generation portion, a control portion, and an integration portion. The sensor portion senses a first external environment. The generation portion uses sensor data acquired from the sensor portion to generate a first map. The control portion controls motion of a manipulator on the basis of the first map. The integration portion uses position information of inside the first external environment, with which portion the manipulator is in contact, integrates the first map and a second map acquired from the second information processing device with each other, and generates an integration map.

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 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 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 method and apparatus for an autonomous delivery robot-based delivery service are disclosed. An operating method of a delivery robot includes moving to a pick-up location through autonomous driving based on delivery information generated by a delivery robot service provider, loading goods at the pick-up location, delivering the goods to a delivery location through autonomous driving based on the delivery information, and sharing a current location of the delivery robot and a loading status of the goods with the delivery robot service provider.

A method and apparatus for an autonomous delivery robot-based delivery service are disclosed. An operating method of a delivery robot includes moving to a pick-up location through autonomous driving based on delivery information generated by a delivery robot service provider, loading goods at the pick-up location, delivering the goods to a delivery location through autonomous driving based on the delivery information, and sharing a current location of the delivery robot and a loading status of the goods with the delivery robot service provider.

An autonomous vehicle includes one or more sensors configured to obtain one or more images of a conveyance target that includes one or more markings; and a controller configured to control the autonomous vehicle. The controller includes one or more processors, and one or more memories storing one or more programs, which when executed, cause the one or more processors to identify the conveyance target based on a recognition result of the one or more markings included in the one or more images, and control conveyance of the conveyance target by the autonomous vehicle based on an identification result of the conveyance target.

An autonomous vehicle includes one or more sensors configured to obtain one or more images of a conveyance target that includes one or more markings; and a controller configured to control the autonomous vehicle. The controller includes one or more processors, and one or more memories storing one or more programs, which when executed, cause the one or more processors to identify the conveyance target based on a recognition result of the one or more markings included in the one or more images, and control conveyance of the conveyance target by the autonomous vehicle based on an identification result of the conveyance target.

A vehicle unloading management device includes a processor. When an unload request for unloading a vehicle being loaded in an airport parking lot is received from a passenger of an airplane whose arrival destination is an airport, the processor sets a time period for performing automated unload of the passenger's vehicle. In the process of setting the time period, when at least two unload requests are received from at least two vehicles and time periods for performing automated unload of the at least two vehicles overlap, the processor predicts an arrival order at the airport parking lot of a passengers corresponding to the at least two unload requests with overlapping the time periods. And the processor determines an order for automated unload of the at least two vehicles according to the arrival order.