A robot system includes a robot having a sensor mounted thereon and a control unit, wherein the sensor acquires sensor data within at least one field of view, wherein the control unit defines or selects a volumetric safety zone located at a position relative to the robot; wherein the control unit controls the sensor to move such that the field of view covers the safety zone; wherein the control unit controls the robot to move in a movement direction; and wherein the control unit triggers a safety response upon detection of an object or body part of a human within the safety zone.

A mobile robot control system according to an embodiment is a mobile robot control system configured to control a mobile robot, a shape of the mobile robot having long sides and short sides in a top view, and the mobile robot control system including: an area setting unit configured to set a virtual bumper area defined by a first area and a second area, the first area being defined by a plurality of circles arranged along the long-side direction and the second area being formed by moving the first area in accordance with a moving speed of the mobile robot; and a control unit configured to control the mobile robot so as to decelerate or stop when the nearby object enters the virtual bumper area. Control may be performed using a machine learning model generated by supervised learning or the like.

Techniques are disclosed where LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) boundaries are augmented for routing an autonomous mobile robot. LIDAR sensors on an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) detect multiple surfaces on a device coupled to an object. The detecting of the multiple surfaces by the LIDAR sensors creates a pattern recognizable by the LIDAR sensors. The pattern is recognized using a program of a computer communicating with the LIDAR sensors and the AMR. Using the computer, the pattern is translated into a boundary message including instructions for generating an artificial buffer for the AMR.

An autonomous mowing vehicle leverages a plurality of virtual safety bubbles and a virtual buffer around an object to avoid collisions between the object and the vehicle. The vehicle has a camera system comprising a plurality of cameras positioned around the vehicle, a mowing deck comprising one or more motorized blades for mowing plants in the environment, and a control system. The control system is configured to: capture image data from a camera system of an autonomous mowing vehicle; detect at least one object in an environment surrounding the autonomous mowing vehicle based on the image data; generate a virtual buffer for the object, the virtual buffer positioned around the object; generate a plurality of virtual safety bubbles around the autonomous mowing vehicle based on a configuration of the autonomous mowing vehicle; and perform autonomous operation of the mowing vehicle to perform, via at least the mowing deck, one or more landscaping actions in the environment while evading breach of the plurality of virtual safety bubbles by the virtual buffer of the object.