Patent ID: 9689696
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: B25J,G05B,G05D,Y10S

Claim:
1. A method comprising: identifying, by a global path planner implemented by a computing system, a task to be performed by a robot in an environment; determining, by the global path planner, based at least in part on one or more attributes of the environment or the task, an intermediate handoff checkpoint for the robot to reach by a scheduled time while the robot performs the task, wherein the determining includes determining that a measure of reactivity that would be attributable to the robot upon the robot being assigned the intermediate handoff checkpoint satisfies a reactivity threshold; and transmitting, by the global path planner over one or more networks, to a local path planner associated with the robot, data indicative of the intermediate handoff checkpoint; wherein the transmitting causes operation of one or more operational components of the robot to reach the intermediate handoff checkpoint by the scheduled time.