US 11,928,638 B2
Systems and methods for mixed-use delivery of people and packages using autonomous vehicles and machines
Jonathan Hurst, Albany, OR (US); and Damion Shelton, Allison Park, PA (US)
Assigned to Agility Robotics, Inc., Tangent, OR (US)
Appl. No. 17/609,583
Filed by Agility Robotics, Inc., Tangent, OR (US)
PCT Filed May 8, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/032250
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 8, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/227694, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 12, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/845,194, filed on May 8, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/845,220, filed on May 8, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0215336 A1, Jul. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/0832 (2023.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); B62D 57/032 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G06Q 10/047 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 10/0832 (2013.01) [B60W 60/00253 (2020.02); B60W 60/00256 (2020.02); B62D 57/032 (2013.01); G05D 1/0287 (2013.01); G06Q 10/047 (2013.01); B60W 2540/047 (2020.02); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0217 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
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1. A method for delivering one or more items associated with one or more delivery locations, each delivery location associated with an address, the method comprising:
providing an autonomous vehicle comprising: a deployment mechanism, and deployable autonomous delivery robot, wherein the autonomous delivery robot comprises legs and arms;
determining by an autonomous system, a delivery route for the autonomous vehicle based on the addresses of the delivery locations;
navigating by the autonomous system, the autonomous vehicle to a first address on the delivery route, the first address being associated with one or more items;
deploying the autonomous delivery robot by the deployment mechanism, wherein the autonomous delivery robot is configured for delivering the one or more items by:
removing the one or more items associated with the first address from the autonomous vehicle by the autonomous delivery robot;
identifying by the autonomous system the delivery location;
carrying the one or more items to the delivery location, and placing the one or more items at the delivery location, wherein carrying and placing is by the arms of the autonomous delivery robot;
returning to the autonomous vehicle; and
stowing, by the deployment mechanism, the autonomous delivery robot onboard the autonomous vehicle.