Symbotic LLC

Marek Wartenberg

Clara Vu

Alberto Moel

Scott A Denenberg

Antonio Fiol-mahon

Eric Cobane

Ilya Kriveshko

In various embodiments, systems and methods for safely operating machinery such as industrial robots signal intrusions into and/or above computationally defined safeguarded volumes in a workspace during sensor monitoring of the workspace. Various related actions may be taken in response thereto, including restricting operation of the machinery and/or issuing safety or occlusion signals.

Sensor for safe detection of intrusions in a 3D volume

One or more computational strategies is used to reduce the complexity of handling detected point clusters appearing at a portal of a monitored workcell. If the other side of the portal is a second, adjacent workcell, the monitoring system for a first workcell predicts when a human in that workcell may pass through the portal to a second workcell and alerts the monitoring system for the second workcell. The prediction may be based on absolute proximity of a human to the portal or movement toward it. Other strategies are employed if the workcells overlap, or if the portal leads to an unmonitored space.

Intelligent monitoring of entry points in multi-cell workspaces

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Chelsea, MA, United States of America

Marek Wartenberg