US 12,240,120 B2
Method of operating one or more robots
David Larose, Pittsburgh, PA (US); and Claus Thybo, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Assigned to CARNEGIE ROBOTICS, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Filed by Carnegie Robotics, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Filed on Apr. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/726,941.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/178,760, filed on Apr. 23, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 21183045 (EP), filed on Jul. 1, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0339785 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC B25J 9/1661 (2013.01) [B25J 9/162 (2013.01); B25J 9/1653 (2013.01); B25J 9/1679 (2013.01); B25J 11/0085 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of operating one or more robots in an area or venue, the method comprising:
a) providing a service schedule representing a plurality of tasks, comprising a first task, and, for each task, one or more parameters,
b) a first robot performing the first task,
c) an operator engaging a user interface in communication with the robot,
d) the first robot discontinuing the first task and performing an additional task while the operator operates the user interface, wherein step d) ends when the user disengages the user interface,
e) after step d), determining, based on the parameters of any remaining tasks, an order of the remaining tasks and
f) performing the remaining tasks in the determined order.