---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000002136"
title: "Apparatus, system, and method of docking for autonomous robot navigation"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:11:01.836554Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002136"
categories:
  - "robotics-automation/robot-architectures"
keywords:
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  - "g05d1/0225"
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  - "b25j19/023"
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# Apparatus, system, and method of docking for autonomous robot navigation

## Abstract

An apparatus, system and method of operating an autonomous mobile robot having a height of at least one meter, which may include a robot body; at least two three-dimensional depth camera sensors affixed to the robot body and directed toward a major floor surface from the affixation; and a processing system for receiving of data within the field of view from the at least one three-dimensional depth camera sensor, detecting the presence of a plurality of AR tags on the upper surface of the charging base, calculating a virtual alignment point associated with the center of the robot docking connector, calculating a virtual alignment point associated with the center of the charging base docking connector, and outputting a path of travel between the center of the charging base docking connector and the center of the robot docking connector, whereby a physical connection is made.