US 11,752,620 B2
Cooperation among mobile robots using 5G/6G communications
David E. Newman, Poway, CA (US); and R. Kemp Massengill, Palos Verdes, CA (US)
Assigned to AUTONOMOUS ROADWAY INTELLIGENCE, LLC, Palos Verdes, CA (US)
Filed by David E. Newman, Poway, CA (US); and R. Kemp Massengill, Palos Verdes, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/95,069.
Application 18/095,069 is a continuation of application No. 17/899,864, filed on Aug. 31, 2022, granted, now 11,554,479.
Application 17/899,864 is a continuation of application No. 17/337,488, filed on Jun. 3, 2021, granted, now 11,458,615, issued on Oct. 4, 2022.
Application 17/337,488 is a continuation of application No. 17/078,373, filed on Oct. 23, 2020, abandoned.
Application 17/078,373 is a continuation of application No. 16/422,498, filed on May 24, 2019, granted, now 10,814,474, issued on Oct. 27, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/843,867, filed on May 6, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/832,499, filed on Apr. 11, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/782,672, filed on Dec. 20, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0158664 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. B25J 13/06 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 13/00 (2006.01)
CPC B25J 9/0084 (2013.01) [B25J 9/1697 (2013.01); B25J 13/006 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising a fixed-position robot and a mobile robot, wherein:
a) the fixed-position robot having a first processor and first non-transitory computer-readable media, the first media containing instructions that when executed by the first processor cause a first method to be performed, the first method comprising:
i) transmit a wireless message; and
ii) simultaneously emit a localization signal comprising a pulse of visible or infrared light; and the mobile robot having a second processor and second non-transitory computer-readable media, the second media containing instructions that when executed by the processor cause a second method to be performed, the second method comprising:
i) receive the wireless message;
ii) detect the localization signal;
iii) measure an arrival direction of the localization signal; and
iv) determine a direction toward the fixed-position robot.