公开(公告)号：WO2019060747A3

公开(公告)日：2019-03-28

申请号：PCT/US2018/052249

申请日：2018-09-21

Applicant: LOCUS ROBOTICS CORP.

Inventor： KWA, Hian, Kai ,  FONG, Christina, Nicole

IPC: B60L53/16 ,  B60L53/30 ,  B60L53/37 ,  H02B1/46 ,  H02B1/50 ,  H02G3/04

Abstract: An electrical charging station for charging an autonomous robot includes a charging station frame having a frame base with a plurality of interconnected frame elements configured to be secured to a floor. One of the frame elements is a front side frame element. There is a charging station cover mounted on the charging station frame and the charging station cover includes a front side cover having a front surface with a charging member. There is a protective member extending across and having a front surface projecting outwardly from the front surface of the front side cover. The protective member is interconnected to the front side frame element through a plurality of apertures in the front side cover and the front side frame element is located adjacent to a back surface of the front side cover, opposite the front surface.

公开(公告)号：WO2019060679A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-28

申请号：PCT/US2018/052165

申请日：2018-09-21

Applicant: LOCUS ROBOTICS CORP.

Inventor： MOORE, Thomas ,  POWERS, Bradley

IPC: B60W30/08 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G06Q10/04 ,  G08G1/16 ,  G08G1/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G01D21/00 ,  G01C21/00

Abstract: A method and system for navigation of a robot along a goal path and avoiding obstacles. The method includes receiving goal pose for one or more robots and determining a goal path for a first robot while avoiding moving and fixed obstacles of a received obstacle map. A first objective function is evaluated to select a preferred velocity from a generated set of candidate velocities, the selecting based on one or more weighted cost functions. A set of velocity obstacles created based on the poses of the one or more robots and the preferred velocity is used in evaluating a second objective function to determine the motion of the robot in the next time cycle. Creating the set of velocity objects includes converting the preferred velocity from a non-holonomic to a holonomic velocity.

公开(公告)号：WO2023091692A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-25

申请号：PCT/US2022/050447

申请日：2022-11-18

Applicant: LOCUS ROBOTICS CORP. ,  FIORE, Brad Edward ,  DAVIS, Colin Alexander ,  LANIER, John Stephen ,  ALLEN, Seth Edwards ,  SUSSMAN, Peter ,  HAYES, Jack

Inventor： FIORE, Brad Edward ,  DAVIS, Colin Alexander ,  LANIER, John Stephen ,  ALLEN, Seth Edwards ,  SUSSMAN, Peter ,  HAYES, Jack

IPC: B62D61/04 ,  B62D63/02 ,  B62D65/04

Abstract: A mobile robot (100) having a removable wheel-drive assembly, comprising a mobile base (104) having a chassis (120) and a first wheel well member (180) with a flange. There is a removable wheel drive assembly (110, 112) with a mounting bracket (140, 150). There is a motor drive unit (170) disposed on the mounting bracket (140, 150) and a wheel/tire connected to the motor drive unit (170) via an axle. There is a second wheel well member (180) on the mounting bracket (140, 150) and positioned between the motor drive unit (170) and the wheel (160). The second wheel well member (180) includes a central section (210, 216) having an aperture (182) through which the axle passes and a top surface (310). The top surface (310) of the central section (210, 216) of the second wheel well member (180) engages with the flange of the first wheel well member (180) of the mobile base (104).

公开(公告)号：WO2020160219A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-06

申请号：PCT/US2020/015811

申请日：2020-01-30

Applicant: LOCUS ROBOTICS CORP.

Inventor： JOHNSON, Michael Charles ,  JOHNSON, Sean

IPC: G06Q10/00

Abstract: A method for executing an order with a plurality of items assigned to a first robot of a plurality of robots operating in a warehouse with the assistance of a plurality of operators. The method includes navigating the first robot to a first location in the warehouse proximate a location of a first item in the order and pausing for an operator of to assist the first robot to execute a function. The method includes determining if the first robot has been paused for greater than a maximum dwell time without being assisted by an operator. If it has been, the method causes the first robot to leave the first location without completing the function on the first item and causing the first robot to proceed to a second location proximate a storage a second item to execute a function.

公开(公告)号：WO2020154212A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-30

申请号：PCT/US2020/014243

申请日：2020-01-20

Applicant: LOCUS ROBOTICS CORP.

Inventor： JOHNSON, Michael Charles ,  JOHNSON, Sean ,  JAQUEZ, Luis ,  WELTY, Bruce ,  LEAVITT, Karen

IPC: G06Q10/06

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for improving operator performance by robot gamification, the method including parking a robot at a pose location within a navigational space, identifying, by a sensor in electronic communication with an interactive display device, an operator located within a zone proximate the robot for acquiring an item to be picked, receiving, at the interactive display device, operator performance data associated with the acquiring of the item, and rendering, on the interactive display device in response to the received operator performance data, at least one graphic representation of operator achievement within a gamified performance tracking environment.

公开(公告)号：WO2019060700A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-28

申请号：PCT/US2018/052190

申请日：2018-09-21

Applicant: LOCUS ROBOTICS CORP.

Inventor： MOORE, Thomas ,  POWERS, Bradley

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G01C21/00 ,  B25J9/16

Abstract: A method for navigating a robot from a current pose to a goal pose. A map represents obstacles and free space within an area for robot navigation. A matching map pyramid and an exclusion map pyramid are constructed based on the map and decimations from a highest resolution to successively lower resolutions of the map pyramids. Current pose for navigating from a current location to a goal pose along a goal path includes determining a search area and creating a search heap. Scoring of search tasks on the search heap determines a best candidate pose at a highest resolution matching map, or expands the search heap with search tasks at the next higher resolution matching map. Expanding the search heap at the next higher resolution matching map avoids search tasks that would localize the robot in an exclusion zone.

公开(公告)号：WO2018237105A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-27

申请号：PCT/US2018/038674

申请日：2018-06-21

Applicant: LOCUS ROBOTICS CORP.

Inventor： JOHNSON, Michael Charles ,  JOHNSON, Sean ,  POWERS, Bradley ,  GALLAGHER, Kaitlin Margaret

IPC: G06Q10/08

Abstract: A method for queuing robots destined for one or more target locations in an environment, includes determining if a plurality of robots destined for the one or more target locations have entered a predefined target zone proximate the one or more target locations. The method also includes assigning each of the robots to either its target location or one of a plurality of queue locations based on an assigned priority. The plurality of queue locations are grouped into one or more queue groups.

公开(公告)号：USD1006849S1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-05

申请号：US29816592

申请日：2021-11-23

Applicant: Locus Robotics Corp.

Designer： William Richardson Jones ,  Colin Alexander Davis ,  John Stephen Lanier ,  Seth Edwards Allen ,  Michael Sussman ,  Michael Charles Johnson ,  Sean Johnson ,  Brad Edward Fiore ,  Christina Nicole Fong ,  Peter Sussman

Abstract: FIG. 1 is a top, front perspective view of a mobile robot base with shelves and without mast showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a front perspective view thereof;
FIG. 3 is back perspective view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.
In the drawings, the broken lines represent portions of the article which form no part of the claimed design.

公开(公告)号：USD1006846S1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-05

申请号：US29815871

申请日：2021-11-17

Applicant: Locus Robotics Corp.

Designer： William Richardson Jones ,  Colin Alexander Davis ,  John Stephen Lanier ,  Seth Edwards Allen ,  Michael Sussman ,  Michael Charles Johnson ,  Sean Johnson ,  Brad Edward Fiore ,  Christina Nicole Fong ,  Peter Sussman

Abstract: FIG. 1 is a top, front perspective view of a mobile robot base showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a front perspective view thereof;
FIG. 3 is back perspective view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.
In the drawings, the broken lines represent portions of the article which form no part of the claimed design.

公开(公告)号：US11741564B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-29

申请号：US17017758

申请日：2020-09-11

Applicant: Locus Robotics Corp.

Inventor： Michael Charles Johnson ,  Sean Johnson ,  Rick Faulk

IPC: G06F7/00 ,  G06Q50/28 ,  B65G1/137 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G06Q10/0631 ,  G06Q10/20

CPC classification number: G06Q50/28 ,  B65G1/1373 ,  G05D1/0297 ,  G06Q10/06315 ,  G06Q10/06316 ,  G06Q10/20 ,  G05D2201/0216

Abstract: A method for executing orders assigned to a plurality of robots operating in a warehouse, including receiving an order with a plurality of items, each item associated with an item location. The method includes defining a plurality of regions and identifying the regions which include at least one item location associated with the order received by the robot. The method also includes determining, from the regions identified, which regions which include at least one operator and assessing criteria relating to a current location of the robot and to the item locations associated with the regions having at least one operator. The method further includes selecting an item location to which the robot is to navigate from a current location based on an assessment of criteria relating to the current location of the robot and to the item locations associated with the regions in which are located at least one operator.