Autonomous Robot Information Sharing via Environmental Data Extraction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies do not effectively facilitate information exchange and relationship building between multiple robots, particularly in household settings where robots interact with humans and each other, necessitating a solution for information conveyance and output between autonomous moving bodies.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device and method that includes an information obtaining unit, extraction unit, and action control unit to gather, extract, and output specific environmental information from sensors on an autonomous moving body, enabling it to share this information with the outside environment and potentially with other robots.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If autonomous moving bodies process and utilize sensor information for autonomous actions, then the robot's autonomous capability is improved, but information exchange between multiple robots is not realized
Solution Approach 1:
The sensor information is segmented into two categories: environmental information (about the surrounding space) and action information (about the robot's own actions). This segmentation allows the robot to maintain its autonomous processing of action information while selectively sharing environmental information with other robots, thus resolving the contradiction between autonomous capability and information exchange.
Solution Approach 2:
Environmental information serves as an intermediary between multiple robots. Instead of robots directly exchanging complex action information, they share environmental information that acts as a common reference frame, enabling indirect coordination and relationship building without compromising individual autonomous capabilities.
2Productivity
If the robot saves and processes environmental information, then the information utilization effectiveness is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The extraction unit selectively extracts environmental information from the overall sensor data that is relevant for sharing with other robots. This extraction process identifies and isolates only the necessary environmental parameters, reducing the complexity of information processing while maintaining effective information utilization for multi-robot coordination.
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AI summary
An information processing device including: an information obtaining unit that obtains environmental information from sensor information obtained by a sensor with which an autonomous moving body is provided; an extraction unit that extracts, from the environmental information, specific environmental information to be saved; and an action control unit that controls an action of the autonomous moving body so as to output the specific environmental information to the outside.