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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2021
Invia Robotics, Inc., Westlake Village, CA (US);
Randolph Charles Voorhies, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Brandon Pennington, Encino, CA (US);
William Shane Simpson Grant, Van Nuys, CA (US);
Joseph Traverso, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Lior Elazary, Agoura Hills, CA (US);
Daniel Frank Parks, II, Los Angeles, CA (US);
inVia Robotics, Inc., Westlake Village, CA (US);
Abstract
Provided are systems and methods by which robots predictively detect objects that may obstruct robotic tasks prior to the robots performing those tasks. For instance, a robot may receive a task, and may obtain dimensions of a task object based on a first identifier obtained with the task or with a sensor of the robot. The robot may determine a first boundary for moving the task object based on the task object dimensions and an added buffer of space that accounts for imprecise robotic operation. The robot may detect a second identifier of a neighboring object, and may obtain dimensions of the neighboring object using the second identifier. The robot may compute a second boundary of the neighboring object based on the dimensions of the neighboring object and a position of the second identifier, and may detect an obstruction based on the second boundary crossing into the first boundary.