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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2023
Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Mark Thomas Fountain, Hitchin, GB;
Brian Califano, Point Pleasant, NJ (US);
Noel Steven Massey, Carpentersville, IL (US);
Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Abstract
An example method of coordinating a mobile robot with a worker to access a task location of a task includes: obtaining the task location of the task for the mobile robot; defining a restricted region about the task location, the restricted region defining a region in which the mobile robot is restricted from stopping; identifying a worker access zone of the restricted region, the worker access zone for the worker to enter the restricted region to access the task location; determining a stop pose for the mobile robot, wherein the stop pose includes a stop position outside the restricted region and selected to avoid obstructing the worker access zone; and directing the mobile robot to the stop pose for completion of the task.