CPC G05D 1/0214 (2013.01) [B25J 11/0005 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0211 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method for interaction between a mobile robot and an actor,
the mobile robot including (i) a navigation component configured for at least partially autonomous navigation in an outdoor environment; (ii) a sensor system configured for collecting sensor data during an encounter between the mobile robot and an actor; (iii) a processing component configured to process the sensor data and output actions for the mobile robot to perform; and (iv) an output component configured for executing actions determined by the processing component,
the method comprising:
(A) the mobile robot travelling on a pedestrian pathway;
(B) detecting an actor by the mobile robot via the sensor system;
(C) the processing component identifying a situation associated with the actor detected by the mobile robot in (B);
(D) in response to the situation identified in (C), the processing component determining one or more actions to be executed by the mobile robot; and then
(E) the mobile robot executing the one or more actions determined in (D).
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