Abstract
The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background informa tion supplied bythe inventors: “Autonomous or semi-autonomous robotic devices a re increasingly used within consumerhomes and commercial establishments. Such r obotic devices may include a drone, a robotic vacuumcleaner, a robotic lawn mow er, a robotic mop, or other robotic devices. To operate autonomously or withmin imal (or less than fully manual) input and/or external control within an environ ment, methods suchas mapping, localization, object recognition, and path planni ng methods, among others, are required suchthat robotic devices may autonomousl y create a map of the environment, subsequently use the map fornavigation, and devise intelligent path plans and task plans for efficient navigation and task c ompletion.
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