Bear Robotics, Inc.

John Jungwoo Ha

Fangwei Li

Brennand Pierce

Jungju Oh

Albertus Iskandar Santoso

A robot includes: a base having a plurality of wheels; a body having a bottom portion coupled above the base, and a top portion above the bottom portion, the top portion configured to support food and/or drink; a first camera at the bottom portion, wherein the first camera is oriented to view upward; and a second camera at the top portion, wherein the second camera is configured to view upward.

Robots for serving food and/or drinks

A method for controlling a robot is provided. The method includes acquiring information on status of communication connections between a plurality of robots located in a serving place, wherein the status of communication connections between the plurality of robots is specified with respect to at least one relay robot among the plurality of robots, and determining a communication scheme to be used between the plurality of robots, with reference to the information on the status of communication connections between the plurality of robots. In the acquiring step, the at least one relay robot is determined with reference to first assessment information on status of communication connections specified with respect to a first robot among the plurality of robots, and second assessment information on status of communication connections specified with respect to a second robot among the plurality of robots.

Method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for controlling a robot

A method for controlling a serving robot is provided. The method includes the steps of: generating at least one character on the basis of at least one property related to a voice, and determining a character to be applied to a serving robot from among the at least one generated character; and generating at least one piece of visual information corresponding to the determined character, and determining a piece of visual information to be applied to the serving robot from among the at least one generated piece of visual information.

Method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for controlling a serving robot

A method for controlling a serving robot is provided. The method includes the steps of: acquiring situation information on at least one customer; dynamically determining a workflow for the at least one customer on the basis of the situation information on the at least one customer, using a workflow determination model for determining workflows related to services capable of being provided in a serving place; and causing a target service to be provided to the at least one customer on the basis of the determined workflow.

A method for controlling a robot is provided. The method includes the steps of: determining a target robot to travel to a first loading station among a plurality of robots, on the basis of information on a location of the first loading station and a task situation of each of the plurality of robots, when a first transport target object is placed at the first loading station; and determining a travel route of the target robot with reference to information on the location of the first loading station and a location of a first unloading station associated with the first transport target object.

Method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for controlling a robot to load and unload a target object

A method for controlling a robot is provided. The method includes the steps of: acquiring at least one of sound information and action information for a robot from a user in a serving place; determining identification information on the user on the basis of at least one of the sound information and the action information; and determining an operation to be performed by the robot on the basis of the identification information.

A method for controlling a serving robot is provided. The method includes the steps of: determining a first time to request payment from a customer on the basis of identification information on the customer and information on an order of the customer acquired with respect to the customer; acquiring information on eating status of the customer at a second time associated with the first time; and adjusting at least one of the first time and the second time on the basis of at least one of the information on the eating status of the customer and information on an additional order of the customer additionally acquired with respect to the customer.

A method for controlling a serving robot is provided. The method includes the steps of: acquiring first sensor data on at least one object placed on a support coupled to a serving robot, using at least one first sensor coupled to the serving robot; deciding whether the at least one object is a serving object on the basis of the first sensor data, and when the at least one object is decided to be a serving object, determining properties of illumination of the serving robot to be applied to the serving object on the basis of the first sensor data; and dynamically changing the properties of the illumination of the serving robot on the basis of information on surroundings acquired during travel of the serving robot.

A method for controlling a transport robot is provided. The method includes the steps of: acquiring, when a user makes a request for transport of a target object, information on the user and information on the transport of the target object including a delivery place of the target object; identifying the user on the basis of the information on the user, and determining a place associated with the user as a destination where a transport robot is to transport the target object from the delivery place, with reference to a result of the identification; and causing the target object to be transported to the destination by the transport robot.

Method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for controlling a transport robot

A method for controlling a robot is provided. The method includes the steps of: acquiring information on a sound associated with a robot call in a serving place; determining a call target robot associated with the sound, among a plurality of robots in the serving place, on the basis of the acquired information; and providing feedback associated with the sound by the call target robot.

A method for controlling a patrolling robot is provided. The method includes the steps of: acquiring, as first situation information on the patrolling robot, at least one of weight information on a support coupled to the patrolling robot and image information on the support and information on a location of the patrolling robot in a patrolling place; and determining a task and a travel route of the patrolling robot on the basis of the first situation information.

Method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for controlling a patrolling robot

A method for controlling a robot is provided. The method includes the steps of: acquiring information on status of communication connections between a plurality of robots located in a serving place, wherein the status of communication connections between the plurality of robots is specified with respect to at least one relay robot among the plurality of robots; and determining a communication scheme to be used between the plurality of robots, with reference to the information on the status of communication connections between the plurality of robots.

A method for providing an advertising content using a robot is provided. The method includes the steps of: determining, with reference to first situation information on a customer in a serving place and second situation information on at least one robot for providing a service in the serving place, an advertising content to be provided for at least one of the customer and the serving place and presentation property information of the advertising content; and providing the advertising content by the at least one robot with reference to the presentation property information.

Method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for providing an advertising content using a robot

The present invention relates to a serving apparatus. According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a serving apparatus, comprising: a driving unit; a body unit connecting to the driving unit and having a top side and an interior, wherein at least a part of a lateral side of the body unit is open; and a body container disposed in the interior of the body unit, wherein food or food containers are placed at the body container and the top side.

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Redwood City, CA, United States of America

John Jungwoo Ha