Patent ID: 11899463
Assignee: AI INCORPORATED
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A  B  H | IPC A  B  G  H

Claim 8:
9. A method for operating a robot, comprising:
capturing, by an image sensor disposed on the robot, images of a workspace of the robot;
controlling, with the processor, an actuator of the robot to cause the robot to move along a navigation path, wherein:
the robot moves along the navigation path to perform work in the workspace; and
the navigation path comprises at least a boustrophedon pattern comprising parallel linear segments, wherein adjacent linear segments have motion trajectories in alternating directions;

capturing, with the image sensor, an image of an object located along the navigation path of the robot;
actuating, with the processor, the robot to execute an altered navigation path to avoid the object or maneuver around the object and continue along the planned navigation path; and
inferring, with the processor, an object type of the object, wherein possible object types comprise at least a cable or a cord.