Autonomous Robotic Chassis with Modular Food Equipment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current autonomous robotic devices are often specialized for specific functions and lack the ability to collaborate or adapt to different tasks, limiting their versatility and efficiency in dynamic environments.
Innovation Solution
A versatile autonomous robotic chassis equipped with modular components, including wheels, motors, sensors, and a processor, capable of generating environment maps, localizing itself, and navigating to perform tasks such as food delivery and parking, with the ability to switch between different functions and collaborate with other robots.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If autonomous robotic devices are built to serve only a particular type of function, then device complexity is reduced and ease of manufacture is improved, but adaptability and versatility deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The robotic device is designed with a universal platform that can perform multiple functions through interchangeable modules. The base robotic device includes a processor, sensors, and a chassis that can accommodate different functional modules such as food equipment, cleaning equipment, or delivery equipment, allowing a single device to serve multiple purposes without requiring separate specialized devices for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The robotic system is divided into a base platform and separate functional modules that can be independently manufactured and then combined. The base robotic device contains core navigation and control components, while specific functions are implemented through attachable modules like food preparation equipment, cleaning equipment, or delivery equipment, enabling flexible configuration and easier manufacturing of individual components.
2Device complexity
If autonomous robotic devices are designed for specific functions individually, then device complexity is reduced, but the ability to collaborate with other robots deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The robotic device incorporates a standardized communication interface and universal control protocol that enables it to interact and collaborate with other autonomous robotic devices regardless of their specific function. This allows multiple robots with different specialized modules to work together on complex tasks while maintaining relatively simple individual device architectures.
3Ease of operation
If autonomous robotic devices lack customization capability, then ease of operation is improved, but adaptability to different tasks deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The robotic device features dynamically reconfigurable capabilities where functional modules can be added, removed, or swapped based on task requirements. The processor and control system automatically adapt to the configured modules, allowing the device to be customized for different functions without requiring complex manual programming or configuration by the operator.
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AI summary
Provided is an autonomous versatile robotic chassis, including: a chassis; a set of wheels coupled to the chassis; one or more motors to drive the set of wheels; one or more mounting elements; at least one food equipment coupled to the robotic chassis using the one or more mounting elements; a processor; one or more sensors; a camera; and a tangible, non-transitory, machine readable medium storing instructions that when executed by the processor effectuates operations including: generating, with the processor, a map of an environment; localizing, with the processor, the robotic chassis; receiving, with the processor, a request for delivery of a food item to a first location; generating, with the processor, a movement path to the first location from a current location; and instructing, with the processor, the robotic chassis to transport the food item to the first location by navigating along the movement path.