Patent ID: 9026301
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: G05B,G05D,G06K,G06Q,Y02P,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for creating and using a map to navigate a robot throughout a building, the method comprising the steps of: converting a drawing of a floor plan of the building into a scaled computer representation of said floor plan; electronically defining point locations within said scaled computer representation; electronically defining robot paths within said computer representation between said point locations; loading said scaled computer representation into said robot, wherein said loaded scaled computer representation includes the defined point locations and the defined robot paths; performing a check querying a local computer system to ensure a network is operational and elevators are in good working order; and navigating said robot based upon said defined robot paths within said loaded computer representation, wherein at least one of said electronically defined locations within said scaled computer representation represent elevators which are configured so that the robot is able to ride the elevators during the navigating step.