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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
May. 24, 2022
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Shailendra Moyal, Pune, IN;
Akash U. Dhoot, Pune, IN;
Shilpa Bhagwatprasad Mittal, Pune, IN;
Sarbajit K Rakshit, Kolkata, IN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for light-based navigation of robotic device. The embodiment may include detecting a light beam. The embodiment may include identifying a source location and an endpoint location of the light beam. The endpoint location comprises a location where the light beam intersects a surface. The embodiment may include receiving a voice command to proceed to the endpoint location. The embodiment may include instructing a mobile robotic device to proceed directly to the endpoint location. In response to the mobile robotic device reaching the endpoint location, the embodiment may include instructing the mobile robotic device to perform an activity therein.