Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Paul Leland Mandel

Omar Sze Leung

Carl Philip Taussig

Christopher C Jones

John Edwin Johnston

Eric Alan Breitbard

Robert Steven Murdock

Adam Barry Fineberg

Albert John Yu Sam Chua

Christopher Lorenzo Dunn

Kyle Crouse

Sche I Wang

Dennis Harrington

Stephen Anthony Kitchens

Dan Jeffrey Wilday

Sophia Chonghyun An

Justin-Joseph Angel

Sarah Glazer

Milena Sadée

A robotic assistant comprises a plurality of sensors in a compact and unobtrusive form. One or more sensors may be emplaced upon a mast that may be selectively raised and lowered. The mast allows the robotic assistant to acquire images or other sensor data from a greater height, without substantially increasing the bulk of the robotic assistant. For ease of transport from one floor to another or from one building to another, the robotic assistant may deploy a handhold that a human may use to pick up and carry the robotic assistant. Floor characterization sensors may be used to determine characteristics of the floor such as if the floor is wet or dry. The robotic assistant may be used to provide a user with access to network services, to monitor a facility, provide telepresence services, and so forth.

Robotic assistant

A device includes a camera and an image processing system. A first identity of a first object represented in a first image is determined. The first image is captured at a first time. A first geographical location of the camera and a second geographical location of the first object are determined at the first time. A second identity of a second object represented in a second image is determined. The second image is captured at a second time. A third geographical location of the camera and a fourth geographical location of the second object is determined at the second time. The first object and the second object are determined to be the same when the first identity matches the second identity and the second geographical location is within a threshold distance of the fourth geographical location. The device generates an output message including information about the first object.

Image processing system for object identification

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Paul Leland Mandel