Money transportation robot
A robotic device includes an interface configured to receive physical money during a transaction, an onboard vault coupled to the interface and configured to secure the physical money received by the interface, an electric motor operable to move the robotic device, and a control circuit configured to control the electric motor to move the robotic device toward an intended destination at a financial institution.
1. A robotic device comprising:
a counter configured to count physical money received by the robotic device at a first location;
a storage vault connected to the counter and configured to store the physical money;
a drive system coupled to the storage vault; and
a control circuit configured to:
determine a planned destination for the physical money;
control the drive system of the robotic device to drive the robotic device from the first location to the planned destination in response to the robotic device not receiving money for an amount of time exceeding a threshold, wherein the first location and the planned destination are located remotely from each other; and
control the storage vault to:
prevent opening of the storage vault before the robotic device reaches the planned destination; and
allow opening of the storage vault in response to a determination that the robotic device arrived at the planned destination to permit unloading of the physical money from the storage vault at the planned destination.
2. The robotic device of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to:
determine a value of the physical money stored in the storage vault based on the count of the physical money; and
transmit an indication of the value over a network to a transaction database.
3. The robotic device of claim 1 , wherein the planned destination is at a financial institution.
4. The robotic device of claim 1 , wherein the first location is at a financial institution.
5. The robotic device of claim 1 , wherein the drive system comprises a motor and a plurality of wheels.
6. The robotic device of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is configured to control the drive system to drive the robotic device from the first location to the planned destination in response to a determination that an amount of the physical money counted by the counter exceeds a threshold.
7. The robotic device of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is configured to control the drive system to drive the robotic device from the first location to the planned destination in response to receiving a command to transport the physical money.
8. The robotic device of claim 1 , further comprising a sensing device configured to monitor an area surrounding the robotic device.
9. The robotic device of claim 8 , wherein the sensing device is a LIDAR device.
10. The robotic device of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is configured to transmit, over a network via a network circuit, a confirmation to a financial institution computing system that the physical money has been transported to the planned destination.
11. A method of transferring physical money from a first location to a planned destination at a financial institution, comprising:
receiving, by a robotic device and at the first location, physical money;
storing, by a storage vault of the robotic device, the physical money received by the robotic device such that the storage vault prevents access to the physical money at the first location;
controlling the robotic device to travel from the first location to the planned destination at the financial institution in response to the robotic device not receiving money for an amount of time exceeding a threshold;
determining that the robotic device arrived at the planned destination; and
in response to determining that the robotic device arrived at the planned destination, controlling the storage vault to permit unloading of the physical money from the storage vault at the planned destination.
12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising counting, by the robotic device, the physical money.
13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising determining, by the robotic device, a value of the physical money received by the robotic device.
14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising transmitting, by the robotic device, an indication of the value of the physical money to a computing system via a network.
15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising transmitting a confirmation from the robotic device to a financial institution computing system in response to determining that the robotic device arrived at the planned destination.
16. A robotic device comprising:
an interface configured to receive physical money during a transaction;
an onboard vault coupled to the interface and configured to secure the physical money received by the interface;
an electric motor operable to move the robotic device; and
a control circuit configured to control the electric motor to move the robotic device toward an intended destination at a financial institution in response to the robotic device not receiving money for an amount of time exceeding a threshold.
17. The robotic device of claim 16 , wherein the control circuit is configured to initiate control of the electric motor to move the robotic device toward the intended destination in response to a determination that an amount of the physical money reached a threshold.
18. The robotic device of claim 16 , further comprising a network circuit configured to enable communications between the robotic device and a financial institution computing system over a network.
19. The robotic device of claim 18 , wherein the control circuit is configured to:
determine when the robotic device arrives at the intended destination; and
open of the onboard vault in response to a determination that the robotic device arrived at the intended destination to permit unloading of the physical money from the onboard vault at the intended destination.