A method of controlling a robotic mower to move according to a selected path map, the method includes: moving the robotic mower along a selected path; obtaining current position information of the robotic mower; determining a deviation between the current position and a predetermined position of the selected path; determining that a missing mowing area occurs when the deviation is greater than a preset threshold value; and moving the robotic mower to cut the missing mowing area.

The generation processing part generates the target route including a plurality of straight routes arranged at equal interval spacing, based on the reference line which passes through point A and point in the field. In a case of changing the orientation of the target route, the change processing part maintains the interval spacing of each of the plurality of straight routes.

A method is provided of real-time controlling a remote device to perform a task, the method comprising steps of: for controlling the remote device to perform a task, obtaining graphical data, such as image frames forming a video, of surroundings of the remote device, such as an area of farmland or beach, sending the graphical data to a remote operation device, obtaining user input data from an operator, which user input data is indicative of a location of interest in the graphical data, generating a control signal for controlling the remote device to perform a task based on the user input data, and using the control signal for controlling the remote device to perform the task at the location of interest. The user input data is further used as training data for training a machine learning algorithm, which algorithm is arranged for generating at least part of a control signal for controlling the remote device; and/or providing a suggested location of interest to the operator.

The present disclosure relates to a robotic working tool system comprising a robotic working tool (1), and a navigation arrangement enabling the robotic working tool to navigate within a working area (3) defined by a working area boundary (13). A recording unit (62) is used to establish at least first and second sub-areas (21-47), defined by closed perimeters. A mapping unit (60) is used to provide the working area to the robotic working tool (1) as a composite area (49, 51) with a closed perimeter, which is defined by the union of said first and second sub-areas (21-47).

A method for autonomously emptying refuse by a robot, comprising: capturing, with at least one sensor positioned on the robot, sensor data of an environment of the robot as the robot navigates within the environment; generating, with a processor of the robot, a map of the environment based on at least the captured sensor data; receiving, with the processor of the robot, a schedule for emptying refuse stored in a container on the robot at a refuse collection location from an application associated with the robot, the application executed on a computing device, wherein the schedule for emptying refuse comprises at least a day and a time; determining, with the processor of the robot, a path of the robot from the refuse collection location; and actuating, with the processor of the robot, the robot to drive along the determined path according to the schedule for emptying refuse.

A smart lawnmower and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the smart lawnmower, in a real world-to-simulated world (real-to-sim) training phase, the smart lawnmower constructs a simulated environment corresponding to a mowing-relevant portion of a real-world environment relative to semantic information, which may include received location signalization at an antenna In a simulated world-to-real world (sim-to-real) mowing phase, a mowing policy is applied to control the cutting subsystem and the drive subsystem in response to the semantic information, which may include the location signalization. In each of the real-to-sim training phase and the sim-to-real mowing phase, the smart lawnmower may provide a user interface including the simulated environment. Further, in the sim-to-real mowing phase, the smart lawnmower may synchronize the real world and the simulated world.

An agricultural harvester includes a navigation system that controls navigation of the agricultural harvester to follow a guidance line. The agricultural harvester is positioned at a desired location to engage the crop. An operator interface is generated with a shift actuator. Operator actuation of the shift actuator is detected, and a line/path shift processor shifts one or more guidance lines based upon the location and orientation of the agricultural harvester and based on the location of the crop rows.

A route generation device includes a processing section that generates a movement route of a moving body including a passing point and a route line set on a map. The processing section changes the position of at least one of the passing point and the route line on the movement route that has been created beforehand on the basis of data of a movement trajectory when the moving body moves in a real environment of a predetermined area. When changing the position of the passing point of the movement route on the basis of the data of the movement trajectory, the processing section moves the passing point to a closest position on the movement trajectory.

Some embodiments may include a touchscreen or other user input interface to select part of a displayed map and one or more processors coupled to the touchscreen or other user input interface. The one or more processors may be configured to setup an autonomous operating zone for a working machine based on a user selection from a displayed map. The working machine may monitor its current location with respect to the autonomous operation zone, and may de-actuate at least one of its actuator(s) or send a new actuation signal to its actuator(s) to change an operation of at least one motorized device of the working machine. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.

A vehicle control device causes a work vehicle to automatically travel in accordance with a target route set in advance. The generation processing unit generates, in a case where setting information related to automatic traveling is changed after the work vehicle starts automatic traveling corresponding to the target route, a target route with reference to a work-completed route along which the work vehicle has performed work immediately before. The vehicle control device causes the work vehicle to automatically travel in accordance with the target route.