Patent Document ID: 20170355081
Application ID: 15179851
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A robot comprising: an actuator configured to move the robot between a plurality of locations; a spill detector comprising at least one optical imaging device configured to capture a plurality of images of a scene containing a spill while the robot moves between the plurality of locations; and a processor apparatus configured to identify the spill in the plurality of images, and generate an alert indicative at least in part of a recognition of the spill; wherein: the processor is further configured to determine a confidence measure in the identification of the spill; the generation of the alert indicative at least in part of the recognition of the spill is based on the confidence measure meeting or exceeding a predetermined threshold, the confidence measure being determined based at least on a quantity of images containing at least a portion of the identified spill relative to a quantity of images captured over a predetermined time interval; and the generation of the alert comprises a presentation of a plurality of user-selectable options associated with actions of the robot with respect to the identified spill.