OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000002349

Interactive detection of obstacle status in mobile robots

Published: 2026-09-15T19:12:25.138014Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002349
Categories: Sensors, Controls & Machine Vision > Industrial Control

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ABSTRACT

A method includes: at a mobile robot, travelling according to a current path;
using a sensor of the mobile robot, capturing sensor data representing a
vicinity of the mobile robot; detecting, based on the sensor data, an obstacle
obstructing the current path; in response to detecting the obstacle,
outputting a request for a status change corresponding to the obstacle;
receiving at the mobile robot, in response to the request for a status change,
data defining an updated status of the obstacle; selecting, based on the
updated status data, a navigational action between (i) continuing to travel
according to the current path and (ii) generating a new path circumventing the
obstacle; and executing the selected navigational action.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000002349
Published 2026-09-15T19:12:25.138014Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002349