Methods and systems to remotely operate robotic devices are provided. A number of embodiments allow users to remotely operate robotic devices using generalized consumer devices (e.g., cell phones). Additional embodiments provide for a platform to allow communication between consumer devices and the robotic devices. Further embodiments allow for training robotic devices to operate autonomously by training the robotic device with machine learning algorithms using data collected from scalable methods of controlling robotic devices.

A computer is configured to receive a request from an autonomous machine to perform an action, authenticate the autonomous machine according to a smart contract blockchain program, generate encrypted commands to actuate one or more components of the autonomous machine to perform the action in response to authenticating the autonomous machine, transmit the encrypted commands to an external server configured to authenticate the request according to a blockchain program, receive decrypted commands from the external server based on authentication of the request, and actuate the one or more components of the autonomous machine to perform the action according to the decrypted commands.

A method for characterizing a state of an end effector of an ultrasonic device is disclosed. The ultrasonic device including an electromechanical ultrasonic system defined by a predetermined resonant frequency. The electromechanical ultrasonic system further including an ultrasonic transducer coupled to an ultrasonic blade. The method including applying, by an energy source, a power level to the ultrasonic transducer; measuring, by a control circuit coupled to a memory, an impedance value of the ultrasonic transducer; comparing, by the control circuit, the impedance value to a reference impedance value stored in the memory; classifying, by the control circuit, the impedance value based on the comparison; characterizing, by the control circuit, the state of the electromechanical ultrasonic system based on the classification of the impedance value; and adjusting, by the control circuit, the power level applied to the ultrasonic transducer based on the characterization of the state of the end effector.

A robot teleoperation control device includes a first acquisition unit that acquires operator state information of a state of an operator who operates a robot, an intention estimation unit that estimates an intention of the operator to cause the robot to perform a motion on the basis of the operator state information, a second acquisition unit that acquires at least one of geometric information and dynamic information of the object, an operation method determination unit that determines a method of operating the object based on the estimated motion intention of the operator, and a control amount determination unit that determines a method of operating the robot and force during operation from the information acquired by the second acquisition unit and information determined by the operation method determination unit and reflects the result in a control instruction.

Various surgical systems are disclosed. A surgical system can include a surgical robot and a surgical hub. The surgical robot can include a control unit in signal communication with a control console and a robotic tool. The surgical hub can include a display. The surgical hub can be in signal communication with the control unit. A facility can include a plurality of surgical hubs that communicate data from the surgical robots to a primary server. To alleviate bandwidth competition among the surgical hubs, the surgical hubs can include prioritization protocols for collecting, storing, and/or communicating data to the primary server.

A method and system for autonomous picking or put-away of items, totes, or cases within a logistics facility. The system includes a remote server and at least one manipulation robot. The system may further include at least one transport robot. The remote server is configured to communicate with the various robots to send and receive picking data, and the various robots are configured to autonomously navigate and position themselves within the logistics facility.

According to the present invention, provided is an unmanned construction system for an access floor comprising an installation frame (10), a pad (20) attached to the installation frame (10), and a floor (30) coupled to the pad (20), the unmanned access floor construction system comprising a construction robot connected to a control server (1) by wired or wireless communication, wherein the construction robot comprises: a pad installation robot (100) for attaching the pad (20) to the installation frame (10); a floor installation robot (200) for mounting the floor (30) on the pad (20); and a bolting robot (300) for fastening the pad (20) to the floor (30) by using a fastening means (40).

Disclosed herein are methods to detect a free-falling or other non-surgical motions of the user interface device (UID) of a surgical robotic system so that the surgical robotic system may pause the robotic arm controlled by the UID to prevent the robotic arm from mimicking the unintentional movement of the UID. Contact sensors embedded in the UID may be used to detect conditions indicating that a user does not possess full control of the UID. After determining that the user does not have full control of the UID, the UID may detect if the UID is experiencing non-surgical motions using motion sensors such as inertial sensors. By conditioning analysis of the data from the motion sensors by the initial determination that the UID is not being held based on the contact sensors, the method increases the robustness of the detection of non-surgical motions and reduces the probability of false positives.

A method for managing elevator operation, a device for managing elevator operation, an elevator system and a computer-readable storage medium. The method for managing elevator operation includes: establishing a communication connection with at least one of robots movably arranged in a preset area; receiving data information from the robot, the data information including elevator service information generated by the robot based on input information related to an elevator visitor; and controlling the operation of the elevator and/or the operation of at least another one of the robots according to the received data information.

A system includes a robotic device, a tool rack, a network access point, a message router, and a first tool. The tool rack includes a tool holster that provides for removable coupling of tools to the tool rack and a wireless tag that indicates a wireless network identifier of the tool rack. The network access point generates a wireless network based on the wireless network identifier. The message router communicatively connects, by way of the wireless network, the robotic device to the tools. The first tool is operable by a manipulator of the robotic device and includes an adapter configured to removably couple to the tool holster, a wireless tag reader that scans the wireless tag when the first tool is coupled to the tool holster, and a processor that connects to the wireless network and communicates with the robotic device by way of the message router.