Robot management system
A robot management system includes: a first robot management unit that manages an activity of a first mobile robot taking a first area as an activity range; a second robot management unit that manages an activity of a second mobile robot taking a second area as an activity range; a wide area task accepting unit that accepts a wide area task involving movement from a first point in the first area to a second point in the second area; and a narrow area task setting unit that sets a first narrow area task including movement from the first point in the first area to a relay point in an overlap area and takeover processing to the second mobile robot at the relay point for supporting the second mobile robot to move to the second point, and a second narrow area task including the takeover processing from the first mobile robot 61 at the relay point.
1 . A robot management system comprising a processor that includes:
a first robot management unit that manages an activity of a first mobile robot taking a first area as an activity range and executing a task involving movement in the first area;
a second robot management unit that manages an activity of a second mobile robot taking a second area as an activity range and executing a task involving movement in the second area partially overlapping with the first area;
a wide area task accepting unit that accepts a wide area task involving movement from a first point in the first area to a second point in the second area; and
a narrow area task setting unit that, when the wide area task is accepted by the wide area task accepting unit, sets a first narrow area task and a second narrow area task, the first narrow area task including movement from the first point to a relay point located in an overlap area where the first area and the second area are overlapping, and takeover processing to the second mobile robot at the relay point for supporting the second mobile robot to move to the second point from the relay point, the second narrow area task including the takeover processing from the first mobile robot at the relay point,
the first robot management unit arranging execution of the first narrow area task by the first mobile robot when the first narrow area task is set by the narrow area task setting unit, and
the second robot management unit arranging execution of the second narrow area task by the second mobile robot when the second narrow area task is set by the narrow area task setting unit,
the first robot management unit
manages battery remaining amounts of a plurality of the first mobile robot,
determines whether or not there is any first mobile robot having a battery remaining amount equal to or less than a predetermined first lower limit level and whether or not the first mobile robot having the battery remaining amount equal to or less than the predetermined first lower limit level is executing the first narrow area task,
when the first mobile robot having the battery remaining amount equal to or less than the predetermined first lower limit level is executing the first narrow area task, arranges takeover of the first narrow area task in execution between two first mobile robots, of the plurality of the first mobile robot, that will execute the takeover, depending on the battery remaining amounts, and transmits takeover information to the first two first mobile robots,
the second robot management unit
manages battery remaining amounts of a plurality of the second mobile robot,
determines whether or not there is any second mobile robot having a battery remaining amount equal to or less than a predetermined second lower limit level and whether or not the second mobile robot having the battery remaining amount equal to or less than the predetermined second lower limit level is executing the second narrow area task,
when the second mobile robot having the battery remaining amount equal to or less than the predetermined second lower limit level is executing the second narrow area task, arranges takeover of the second narrow area task in execution between two second mobile robots, of the plurality of the second mobile robot, that will execute the takeover, depending on the battery remaining amounts, and transmits the takeover information to the two second mobile robots.
2 . The robot management system according to claim 1 , wherein
the second robot management unit determines a timing of charging each second mobile robot based on the battery remaining amount of each second mobile robot and a priority of a task in execution or scheduled to be executed of each second mobile robot.
3 . The robot management system according to claim 1 , wherein the processor further includes a takeover information management unit that manages, by a block chain, information provided to the second mobile robot from the first mobile robot through the takeover processing.
4 . The robot management system according to claim 1 , wherein
the first robot management unit determines a timing of charging each first mobile robot based on the battery remaining amount of each first mobile robot and a priority of a task in execution or scheduled to be executed of each first mobile robot.
5 . The robot management system according to claim 1 , wherein
the first area and the second area are set in one building of collective housing or an area within a predetermined radius from a predetermined reference point.
6 . The robot management system according to claim 1 , wherein
the first mobile robot and the second mobile robot are transport robots that transport an object.
7 . The robot management system according to claim 1 , wherein
the first mobile robot and the second mobile robot are telepresence robots that are remotely controlled by a user terminal used by a user, and an image captured by the first mobile robot and an image captured by the second mobile robot are displayed on a display unit of the user terminal.
8 . The robot management system according to claim 1 , wherein
wherein the processor causes the takeover information to be transmitted from the first mobile robot to the second mobile robot at the relay point, the takeover information including: information on an execution history of the first narrow area task; and information on moving from the relay point to the second point in the second area.
9 . The robot management system according to claim 8 , wherein
the first mobile robot operates in accordance with a remote control by a first user, and
the information on the execution history of the first narrow area task includes information on the remote control performed by the first user when the first narrow area task is executed.