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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2021
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abhay Gupta, Santa Clara, CA (US);
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC, Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
An autonomous mobile device (AMD) operating in a first mode moves within a physical space to perform various tasks such as displaying information on a screen, following a user, and so forth. The first mode may involve the AMD moving or maintaining a particular pose. While the AMD is in the first mode, a user may apply an external force to the AMD to reposition the AMD to a desired pose. Application of this external force on the AMD is detected and results in the AMD transitioning to a second mode in which the AMD may be repositioned. While in the second mode, the user may reposition the AMD. The second mode may constrain the magnitude of the resulting movement, preventing the user from moving the AMD too quickly which could damage components within the AMD. Once the external force ceases, the AMD may transition back to the first mode.