Patent ID: 11953335
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 11:
12. A method for delivering articles using a robot, the method comprising:
capturing images of the articles, by a camera of the robot;
determining loading characteristics of the articles based on the captured images of the articles to stably transport the articles;
determining a loading space among a plurality of loading spaces for loading the articles based on the loading characteristics;
opening the determined loading space;
loading the articles into the determined loading space of the robot;
determining, by a load sensor of the robot, a load weight of the container;
determining weight information of the articles based on the load weight; and
determining a route along which the robot is to visit a plurality of destinations based on the weight information of the articles, including:
determining whether horizontal moving distances to the plurality of destinations are the same;
in response to the horizontal moving distances to the plurality of destinations being the same, determining a next destination based on weights of the articles to be delivered to each of the plurality of destinations;
in response to the horizontal moving distances to the plurality of destinations being different and the weights of the articles to be delivered to each of the plurality of destinations being the same, determining the next destination based on the horizontal moving distances to the plurality of destinations; and
in response to the horizontal moving distances to the plurality of destinations being different and the weights of the articles to be delivered to each of the plurality of destinations being different, determining the next destination based on the horizontal moving distances to the plurality of destinations and the weights of the articles.