Patent ID: 11911906
Assignee: BEAR ROBOTICS, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A method for controlling a patrolling robot, the method comprising the steps of:
acquiring, as first situation information on the patrolling robot, at least one of weight information on a support coupled to the patrolling robot and image information on the support and information on a location of the patrolling robot in a patrolling place;
determining a task and a travel route of the patrolling robot on the basis of the first situation information; and
causing the patrolling robot to autonomously travel along the travel route and perform the task,
wherein in the acquiring step, a number of attendees in each of spaces of the patrolling place and a patrolling record at the patrolling place are acquired as second situation information on the patrolling place, and demand for serving objects in each of the spaces of the patrolling place is estimated on the basis of the second situation information,
wherein in the determining step, the task and travel route of the patrolling robot are determined with reference to the demand for serving objects in each of the spaces, and
wherein the demand for serving objects in a specific space of the patrolling place is estimated on the basis of a ratio of an amount of serving objects that have been served or bussed in the specific space and a number of attendees in the specific space.