Described in detail herein is an automated fulfilment system including a computing system programmed to receive requests from disparate sources for physical objects disposed at one or more locations in a facility. The computing system can combine the requests, and group the physical objects in the requests based on object types or expected object locations. Autonomous robot devices can receive instructions from the computing system to retrieve a group of the physical objects and deposit the physical objects in storage containers.

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating a motion planning for a robot. One of the methods includes receiving data representing a motion specification for performing a task by a robot in an environment. The motion specification specifies a goal and one or more constraints. An initial motion plan is determined based on the motion specification, where the initial motion plan specifies a trajectory that satisfies the one or more constraints of the motion specification. The initial motion plan is executed by the robot. Sensor data is monitored for detecting a change in the environment. A first updated motion plan is generated for the robot based on the first change in the environment. The first updated motion plan is executed by the robot.

A control system is provided. A second robot in this control system has a trajectory calculation unit which calculates a trajectory of the second robot so as to avoid a first robot if it is determined that the first robot and the second robot will collide.

Disclosed herein are systems, devices, and methods for improving the safety of a robot. The safety system may determine a safety envelope of a robot based on a planned movement of the robot and based on state information about a load carried by a robot. The state information may include a dynamic status of the load. The safety system may also determine a safety risk based on a detected object with respect to the safety envelope. The safety system may also generate a mitigating action to the planned movement if the safety risk exceeds a threshold value.

Described in detail herein is an automated fulfilment system including a computing system programmed to receive requests from disparate sources for physical objects disposed at one or more locations in a facility. The computing system can combine the requests, and group the physical objects in the requests based on object types or expected object locations. Autonomous robot devices can receive instructions from the computing system to retrieve a group of the physical objects and deposit the physical objects in storage containers.

A robot system includes: a robot; a robot controller configured to control the robot based on sequential taught positions; and a teaching device communicative with the robot controller and configured to receive operations by an operator, wherein the robot controller includes circuitry configured to: generate, in response to determining that a target position is designated by the operator on the teaching device, a path from a current position of the robot to the target position by simulation of moving the robot based on surrounding environmental information of the robot; and move the robot toward the target position along the generated path.

Described in detail herein is an automated fulfilment system including a computing system programmed to receive requests from disparate sources for physical objects disposed at one or more locations in a facility. The computing system can combine the requests, and group the physical objects in the requests based on object types or expected object locations. Autonomous robot devices can receive instructions from the computing system to retrieve a group of the physical objects and deposit the physical objects in storage containers.

Described in detail herein is an automated fulfilment system including a computing system programmed to receive requests from disparate sources for physical objects disposed at one or more locations in a facility. The computing system can combine the requests, and group the physical objects in the requests based on object types or expected object locations. Autonomous robot devices can receive instructions from the computing system to retrieve a group of the physical objects and deposit the physical objects in storage containers.

A control system is provided. A second robot in this control system has a trajectory calculation unit which calculates a trajectory of the second robot so as to avoid a first robot if it is determined that the first robot and the second robot will collide.

A method for controlling the motion of one or more collaborative robots is described, the collaborative robots being mounted on a fixed or movable base, equipped with one or more terminal members, and with a motion controller, the method including the following iterative steps: —determining the position coordinates of the robots, and the position coordinates of one or more human operators collaborating with the robot; —determining a set of productivity indices associated with relative directions of motion of the terminal member of the robot, the productivity indices being indicative of the speed at which the robot can move in each of the directions without having to slow down or stop because of the presence of the operator; —supplying the controller of the robot with the data of the set of productivity indices associated with the relative directions of motion of the terminal member of the robot, so that the controller can determine the directions of motion of the terminal member of the robot based on the higher values of the productivity index.