Abstract
News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors:“Autonomous robotic devices are becoming increasingly commo n in consumer homes and commercialspaces. In several instances, autonomous robo tic devices are desirable for the convenience they provide toa user. For exampl e, autonomous mobile robotic devices may be used for cleaning homes, waste management, industrial tasks and the like. As the technology progresses, autonomous r obotic devices may beimplemented on a larger scale. For example, a network of r obotic devices may be implemented within anenvironment to collaboratively execu te tasks.”