Apparatus and methods for robotic learning

摘要

Apparatus and methods for implementing learning by robotic devices. Attention of the robot may be manipulated by use of a spot-light device illuminating a portion of the aircraft undergoing inspection in order to indicate to inspection robot target areas requiring more detailed inspection. The robot guidance may be aided by way of an additional signal transmitted by the agent to the robot indicating that the object has been illuminated and attention switch may be required. The robot may initiate a search for the signal reflected by the illuminated area requiring its attention. Responsive to detecting the illuminated object and receipt of the additional signal, the robot may develop an association between the two events and the inspection task thereby storing a robotic context. The context of one robot may be shared with other devices in lieu of training so as to enable other devices to perform the task.

主权项

1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions embodied thereon, the instructions being executable by a processor to perform a method for sharing information between a plurality of robots, the method comprising:
irradiating an object using a carrier; and transmitting an indication to a first robot of the plurality of robots, the indication being configured to cause the first robot to:
(i) obtain an image using a waveform of the carrier, the waveform comprising at least a portion of the carrier being reflected by at least a portion of the object;(ii) store, in a buffer, a record comprising first information related to the image; and(iii) associate the at least a portion of the carrier with the indication to establish a context, the context being configured to cause the first robot to commence a task associated with the context, the task being configured to make use of at least a portion of the image; wherein:
the buffer is configured to store a plurality of records, comprising the record, individual ones of the plurality of records being associated with one or more tasks having been performed by the first robot, the one or more tasks comprising the task, andthe first robot is configured to transfer at least a portion of the plurality of records to at least one other robot of the plurality of robots enabling the at least one other robot to perform the task absent performing the association of the at least a portion of the carrier with the indication by the at least one other robot.