CN116469193A - Robot dispensing apparatus, robot article dispensing method, apparatus, and medium - Google Patents

Abstract

The present application proposes a robot distribution device, a robot item distribution method, equipment and medium, wherein the device includes: a distribution box, including a box, at least one partition, at least one door and at least one connecting device; wherein at least one partition is used to divide the box into multiple compartments; each partition is retractably connected to the box through a connecting device, so as to communicate with adjacent compartments divided by the corresponding partition; each box door is used to open and close a corresponding compartment; unit, and control the opening and closing of all compartment doors contained in the corresponding storage unit according to the distribution sending and receiving instructions corresponding to the storage unit. Thus, based on the hardware structure, the quantity adjustment of the storage units and the pick-and-place of items are realized, which improves the distribution efficiency.

Description

Robotic delivery device, robotic item delivery method, device and medium

Cross References to Related Applications

This application claims the priority of the Chinese patent application number "202210033842.1" submitted by Ninebot (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. on January 12, 2022, with the title of invention "Robot Item Delivery Method, Device, Computer Equipment, and Storage Medium".

technical field

The present application relates to the field of computer technology, and in particular to a robot delivery device, a robot item delivery method, equipment and media.

Background technique

In related technologies, in the actual delivery process of the delivery robot, the size of the items may vary a lot, and the same user may have a lot of items. The robot needs to deliver multiple times to complete the delivery task, and the delivery efficiency is relatively low.

Contents of the invention

The present application proposes a robot delivery device, a robot item delivery method, equipment and media. The specific plan is as follows:

An embodiment of the present application proposes a robot distribution device, including:

The distribution box includes a case, at least one partition, at least one door and at least one connection device; wherein, the at least one partition is used to divide the case into a plurality of compartments; each of the partitions is retractably connected to the case through one connection device, so as to communicate with the adjacent partitions divided by the corresponding partition; each of the compartment doors is used to open and close a corresponding compartment;

The control module is used to determine the interconnected compartments as a storage unit according to the compartment division information of the compartments, and control the doors of all compartments contained in the corresponding storage unit to open and close together according to the distribution sending and receiving instructions corresponding to the storage units.

Optionally, the number of grids is two, three, four, five or six; multiple grids are arranged in at least one row and/or at least one column.

Optionally, the manner in which each partition is stowably connected to the box through one of the connecting devices is a manually detachable connection or an automatic stowable connection.

Another embodiment of the present application proposes a robot item distribution method, which is suitable for a robot including the robot distribution device described in the above one embodiment, and the method includes:

Receive the grid division information of the box, and determine the interconnected grids as a storage unit according to the grid division information;

receiving a delivery order, and determining the storage unit selected for the delivery order;

Controlling the opening of all compartment doors included in the storage unit corresponding to the delivery order to place the target delivery items;

When all compartment doors contained in the storage unit corresponding to the delivery order are closed, the robot is controlled to move to the corresponding delivery location according to the delivery location information in the delivery order;

Sending a pick-up notification message according to the communication information in the delivery order to obtain the user's unpacking instruction;

According to the user's unpacking instruction, the doors of all compartments included in the storage unit corresponding to the delivery order are controlled to be opened together, so that the user can take away the target delivery item.

Optionally, the controlling the opening of all compartment doors included in the storage unit corresponding to the delivery order according to the user's unpacking instruction includes:

In the case that the user unpacking instruction includes verification information, verify whether the verification information corresponds to the delivery order;

In the case that the verification information is verified, control the doors of all compartments included in the storage unit corresponding to the delivery order to be opened together.

Optionally, the receiving grid division information of the box, and determining interconnected grids as a storage unit according to the grid division information includes:

Obtain box adjustment instructions;

According to the compartment division information of the compartment in the adjustment instruction, the compartment is divided into at least one storage unit by adjusting the number of partitions in the compartment of the robot; or, the adjustment instruction information corresponding to the compartment division information of the compartment in the adjustment instruction is displayed, so as to divide the compartment into at least one storage unit by manually adjusting the number of partitions in the compartment of the robot.

Optionally, receiving the delivery order and determining the storage unit selected for the delivery order includes:

A delivery order is received, and the storage unit that is in an idle state and the highest in order is determined as the storage unit of the delivery order according to the predetermined usage order of the multiple storage units.

Optionally, the robot item distribution method also includes:

determine the current time period;

determining a target volume corresponding to the current time period according to the current time period and the mapping relationship between the time period and the volume;

Adjust the volume of the robot player to the stated target volume.

Optionally, the robot item distribution method also includes:

Detect the communication signal strength of the current location;

When the signal strength is less than the threshold, the user identification card is switched, wherein the robot is provided with multiple user identification cards.

Optionally, according to the user's unpacking instruction, all compartment doors contained in the storage unit corresponding to the delivery order are controlled to be opened together, including:

When it is detected that multiple delivery orders correspond to the same user, all compartment doors contained in all storage units corresponding to the multiple delivery orders are controlled to be opened together according to the unpacking instruction of the same user.

Optionally, after the control of opening all compartment doors included in the storage unit corresponding to the delivery order, the method further includes:

Judging whether there are too many objects to be delivered, if so, displaying a prompt message whether to add a compartment or a storage unit; in the case of receiving information confirming the addition of a compartment or a storage unit, control to open the door of the compartment or storage unit to be added.

Optionally, the sending the pickup notification information according to the communication information in the delivery order includes:

Sending notification information for picking up goods by phone or short message according to the communication information in the delivery order.

Another embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, including a processor and a memory;

Wherein, the processor executes the program corresponding to the executable program code by reading the executable program code stored in the memory, so as to implement the robot item delivery method as described in another embodiment above.

Another embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, and when the program is executed by a processor, the robot item delivery method as described in the above-mentioned another embodiment is implemented.

Another embodiment of the present application proposes a computer program product, including a computer program, wherein, when the computer program is executed by a processor, the robot item delivery method described in the above another embodiment is implemented.

The robot distribution device, the robot item distribution method, equipment and medium of the embodiments of the present application, the robot distribution device includes a distribution box and a control module, and the distribution box includes a box grid, at least one partition, at least one box door and at least one connecting device, wherein at least one partition is used to divide the box grid into a plurality of compartments, and each partition is connected to the box grid in a retractable manner through a connecting device to communicate with the adjacent compartments divided by the corresponding partitions. Each box door is used to open and close a corresponding compartment. The compartment is determined as a storage unit, and the doors of all the compartments contained in the corresponding storage unit are controlled to open and close together according to the distribution sending and receiving instructions corresponding to the storage unit, so that the quantity adjustment of the storage unit and the picking and placing of items are realized based on the hardware structure, and the distribution efficiency is improved.

Additional aspects and advantages of the application will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the application.

Description of drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present application will become apparent and easy to understand from the following description of the embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a robot delivery device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for delivering items by a robot provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a first schematic diagram of a robot interaction interface provided by an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 4 is a second schematic diagram of a robot interaction interface provided by the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic flow diagram of another robot item distribution method provided by the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a third schematic diagram of a robot interaction interface provided by the embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a robotic item distribution device provided by an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed ways

Embodiments of the present application are described in detail below, examples of which are shown in the drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the figures are exemplary, and are intended to explain the present application, and should not be construed as limiting the present application.

The robot item delivery, device, electronic equipment and storage medium of the embodiments of the present application are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a robot delivery device provided in an embodiment of the present application.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the robot delivery device 100 includes a delivery box 110 and a control module 120 .

Wherein, the distribution box 110 includes a box compartment 111 , at least one partition 112 , at least one box door 113 and at least one connecting device 114 .

In the present application, at least one partition 112 is used to divide the compartment 111 into a plurality of compartments, wherein the number of compartments may be two, three, four, five or six. For example, one partition 112 can divide the box compartment 111 into two compartments, two partitions 112 can divide the compartment 111 into three compartments, and so on.

In addition, the compartments 111 are divided into may be arranged in at least one row or in at least one column, or in at least one row and at least one column. For example, if the box grid is divided into four grids, the four grids can be arranged in a row, a column, or a row and a column, wherein each row contains two grids, and each column contains two grids. Therefore, the number and arrangement of the grids can be determined according to actual needs, so as to meet individual needs.

In the present application, each partition 112 can be stowably connected to the compartment 111 through a connecting device 114 , so as to communicate with adjacent compartments divided by the corresponding partition 112 . Thus, when at least one partition 112 divides the compartment 111 into a plurality of compartments, according to actual needs, by retracting the partition 112, the adjacent compartments divided by the partition can be connected to adjust two adjacent compartments into one compartment, thereby achieving the purpose of adjusting the number of compartments.

For example, the compartment g1 and the compartment g2 are two adjacent compartments, and there is a partition b1 between the two compartments, and the partition b1 can be retracted, so that the compartment g1 and the compartment g2 are connected, that is, the two compartments are adjusted into one large compartment.

In the present application, each partition 112 can be connected to the compartment 111 by a connection device 114 in a retractable manner, which can be manually detachable or automatically retractable. That is to say, the partition board 112 can be removed manually, or the partition board 112 can be automatically retracted after receiving the division information of the compartment 111 .

In this application, each box door 113 is used to open and close a corresponding compartment. For example, the box grid 111 is divided into four compartments, each compartment has a box door 113, and when a certain compartment is used, the corresponding box door 113 of the compartment is opened.

The control module 120 in the present application may determine interconnected compartments as a storage unit according to the compartment division information of the compartment 111 . Wherein, the compartment division information may indicate the number of compartments, or may also indicate partitions to be stowed and the like.

As an example, the robot manager can input the number of compartments to divide the box into by voice, or set the number of compartments on the box setting interface of the robot, so that the robot can obtain the compartment division information of the box, and determine the interconnected compartments as a storage unit according to the division information.

For example, the box grid 111 is divided into four compartments, and the user's voice instruction divides the box grid into two divisions. Then, according to the grid division information, two partitions 112 can be folded so that the adjacent partitions divided by each partition 112 are interconnected and determined as a storage unit, thereby obtaining two storage units, and each storage unit includes two divisions.

In the present application, after the storage unit is determined according to the grid division information of the box, the box may include at least one storage unit, and the storage unit may contain one or more compartments.

After the control module 120 determines the interconnected compartments as a storage unit according to the compartment division information, it can also control the doors of all the compartments contained in the corresponding storage unit to open and close together according to the distribution sending and receiving instructions corresponding to the storage unit.

For example, there are three compartments in the box that belong to the same row and are adjacent to each other. The three compartments are separated by two partitions. After the two partitions are put away, the three compartments are connected to each other and can be determined as a storage unit.

Therefore, the control module can determine the interconnected grids as a storage unit according to the grid division information, and control the doors of all the grids contained in the corresponding storage unit to open and close together according to the distribution sending and receiving instructions corresponding to the storage unit, so that the adjacent grids divided by the partition can be connected to each other in hardware, thereby adjusting the number of storage units to meet the diverse needs.

In the embodiment of the present application, the robot distribution device includes a distribution box and a control module. The distribution box includes a box grid, at least one partition, at least one box door and at least one connecting device, wherein at least one partition is used to divide the box grid into multiple compartments, and each partition is connected to the box grid in a retractable manner through a connecting device to communicate with adjacent grids divided by the corresponding partition board. Each box door is used to open and close a corresponding grid. The delivery sending and receiving instructions corresponding to the storage unit control the opening and closing of all the compartment doors contained in the corresponding storage unit, so that the quantity adjustment of the storage unit and the pick-and-place of items are realized based on the hardware structure, and the distribution efficiency is improved.

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for delivering objects by a robot provided in an embodiment of the present application.

The robot item delivery method in the embodiment of the present application can be applied to a robot including the above-mentioned robot delivery device, so as to improve item delivery efficiency.

As shown in Figure 2, the robot item delivery method includes:

Step 201: Receive the grid division information of the box, and determine the interconnected grids as a storage unit according to the grid division information.

In the present application, the grid division information may indicate the number of grids, or may also indicate partitions to be stowed and the like. As an example, the robot manager can input the number of compartments to divide the box into by voice, or set the number of compartments on the box setting interface of the robot, so that the robot can obtain the compartment division information of the box, and determine the interconnected compartments as a storage unit according to the division information.

For example, the box is divided into four compartments, and the user's voice instruction divides the box into two compartments. Then, according to the division information of the compartment, two partitions can be folded so that the adjacent compartments divided by each partition are interconnected and determined as a storage unit, thereby obtaining two storage units, and each storage unit contains two compartments.

In the present application, the interconnected grids can be determined as a storage unit according to the division information of the grids, so as to adjust the number of storage units to meet diversified demands.

Step 202, receiving the delivery order, and determining the storage unit selected for the delivery order.

In this application, the robot can be used to deliver items. After the user purchases or selects items online, the robot can receive the corresponding delivery order and determine the storage unit selected for the delivery order. Wherein, the delivery order may include communication information, delivery location information, etc., and the communication information may refer to contact information, such as a phone number.

For example, a hotel has an item delivery robot that can deliver items to the guests in each room of the hotel. If the guests in three rooms purchase items sold by the hotel online, the item delivery robot can receive three delivery orders, and the hotel staff can place the items corresponding to the delivery orders into the corresponding storage units.

When determining the storage unit for the delivery order, one of the storage units in the idle state can be randomly selected as the storage unit for the delivery order, or the storage unit has a predetermined use order, and the storage unit that is in the idle state and has the highest order can be determined as the storage unit for the delivery order according to the predetermined use order of the multiple storage units.

Step 203 , controlling the doors of all compartments contained in the storage unit corresponding to the delivery order to be opened together for placing the target delivery items.

After the storage unit selected for the delivery order is determined, the doors of all the compartments included in the storage unit can be controlled to be opened together for placing the target delivery items. Wherein, the storage unit corresponding to the delivery order may contain one compartment or multiple compartments.

For example, there are three compartments in the box that belong to the same row and are adjacent to each other. The three compartments are separated by two partitions. After the two partitions are closed, the three compartments are connected to each other and can be used as a storage unit. If the storage unit is used as a storage unit for a delivery order, the doors of the three compartments included in the storage unit can be controlled to be opened together so that the target delivery items can be placed. Wherein, the target delivery item may be understood as an item that needs to be placed in the delivery order.

In this application, a sensor can be installed in the box. After the doors of all the compartments included in the storage unit corresponding to the delivery order are opened together, the sensor can detect whether an item is being placed. If no item is detected within a preset time period, the door can be prompted to close, such as playing a door closing prompt message, or using an indicator light to prompt closing, etc.

Alternatively, an option of whether to confirm the delivery can be displayed on the interactive interface of the robot. After placing the items, the item placement personnel closes all the compartment doors included in the storage unit, and clicks to confirm the delivery. If the robot receives the delivery confirmation instruction, it can be considered that the door of the compartment has been closed.

Alternatively, a sensor may also be provided on each box door to detect the switch state of each box door.

Step 204 , in the case that the doors of all compartments contained in the storage unit corresponding to the delivery order are closed, control the robot to move to the corresponding delivery location according to the delivery location information in the delivery order.

When all compartment doors contained in the storage unit corresponding to the delivery order are closed, the robot can be controlled to move to the corresponding delivery location by navigating according to the pre-planned path according to the delivery location information in the delivery order.

Alternatively, path planning can also be performed based on the robot's current location, delivery location, and map data within the robot's preset delivery range or scene, and the robot can be controlled to move to the corresponding delivery location according to the planned path.

In this application, when the robot has multiple delivery orders, it can deliver according to the order of delivery orders.

For example, in the box of a robot in a hotel, there are two storage units that store items to be delivered in two rooms respectively, then the robot can move to the door of the corresponding room in turn according to the order of ordering in the two rooms.

Step 205, sending a pick-up notification message according to the communication information in the delivery order, so as to obtain the user's unpacking instruction.

After the robot moves to the corresponding delivery location, it can send a pick-up notification message to the object or user corresponding to the delivery location according to the contact information corresponding to the delivery location. Wherein, the delivery notification information may be a phone call, a text message, or the like. That is to say, the pick-up notification information can be sent by phone or text message according to the communication information in the delivery order. Wherein, the delivery notification information may include but not limited to order information, pickup location, pickup time, verification code, and the like.

For example, after a robot in a hotel arrives at a designated location on a certain floor, it can call a room on that floor that needs to deliver items to notify the tenants to pick up the items at the location of the robot.

After receiving the pick-up notification information, the user can open the box and pick up the items according to the pick-up method corresponding to the delivery order. Wherein, the fetching method may be fetching without verification, or fetching with verification.

If the pick-up method is no-authentication pick-up, a one-key pick-up button can be displayed on the robot interaction interface. When the user presses the button, the robot can obtain the user's unpacking instruction.

As an example, as shown in Figure 3, the robot’s interactive interface in the pick-up state displays a “one-click unboxing” button. If the pick-up method corresponding to the delivery order is unauthenticated pick-up, the user can click the “one-click unpacking” button. At this time, the doors of all compartments contained in the item unit corresponding to the delivery order are opened together, so that the user can take out the item from the storage unit.

In addition, on the interactive interface shown in Figure 3, the current time, signal strength, Chinese and English switching controls, order list buttons, etc. are also displayed. For example, if the user switches the language to English by switching the controls between Chinese and English, then the text on the display interface is switched to English, so that the needs of users of different languages can be met.

It is understandable that when putting in items, the user can switch to the putting state, and interact with the robot based on the interactive interface in the putting state.

For the sake of safety, some items in the storage unit may need to be verified before all the doors of the compartments included in the storage unit will be opened. In this application, the user can input verification information on the robot interaction interface, such as verification codes, characters with specified digits in the order number, etc., or the robot has a camera device that can obtain the user’s face image for face recognition. Therefore, the robot can obtain the unpacking instruction, and the unpacking instruction includes verification information.

As an example, as shown in Figure 4, the robot interaction interface can display a pick-up control and a drop-off control. If the user wants to pick up an item, he can click the pick-up control. The robot interaction interface displays a prompt message "Please enter the verification code to open the box" and displays a numeric keyboard. The user can click on the number in the numeric keyboard to enter a four-digit verification code.

In addition, the interactive interface also displays the current time, signal strength, site name, battery power, order list buttons, etc. When the user clicks on the order list, an order list pop-up window can be displayed on the interactive interface, and the order list pop-up window can display the communication information of all pickers at the current delivery location, that is, the user, such as displaying the last four digits of the mobile phone number.

It is understandable that if you want to put items into the robot grid, you can click the item control and enter the information of the items you put in, such as the contact information of the picker, delivery location and other information. The robot can generate an order list based on this information. Among them, the contact information of the picker can be displayed in the pop-up window of the order list, such as the last four digits of the mobile phone number.

For example, if an employee of a company places an order online and buys a drink from a merchant in the same building, the merchant can click the delivery control on the delivery robot’s interactive interface to put the drink in the storage unit in the box and enter the delivery location information. Among them, the order information of the order can be displayed in the pop-up window of the order list in the delivery state, such as the last four digits of the order tail number, the last four digits of the picker's mobile phone number, and other information.

Step 206, according to the user's unpacking instruction, control the doors of all compartments contained in the storage unit corresponding to the delivery order to be opened together, so that the user can take away the target delivery item.

In this application, if the user unpacking instruction does not include verification information, all compartment doors contained in the storage unit corresponding to the delivery order can be controlled to be opened together according to the user unpacking instruction, so that the user can take the target delivery item.

When the user unpacking instruction includes verification information, verify the verification information to determine whether the verification information corresponds to the delivery order, that is, verify whether the verification information matches the delivery order. In the case that the verification information is verified, it can be controlled to open all compartment doors included in the storage unit corresponding to the delivery order.

For example, if the verification information contained in the user's unpacking instruction is a verification code, then the verification code can be compared with the sent verification code. If they are consistent, the verification can be considered successful, and all compartment doors contained in the storage unit corresponding to the delivery order can be controlled to be opened together.

For another example, the verification information contained in the user unpacking instruction is the collected user image, and the collected user image can be matched with the preset image. If the collected user image matches the preset user image, it can be considered that the verification is passed, and all the compartment doors contained in the storage unit corresponding to the delivery order are controlled to be opened together.

In practical applications, in order to improve delivery efficiency, the delivery orders of the same user can be delivered together. After obtaining the user's unpacking instructions, the user information of all delivery orders can be compared to determine the delivery orders of the same user.

As a possible implementation, the contact information can be compared, and if the contact information is consistent, it can be considered that they belong to the same user.

As another possible implementation, in some delivery scenarios, the delivery address information can be compared, and if the delivery address information is consistent, it can be considered that they belong to the same user. For example, when a delivery robot delivers items in a park or an office building, it can regard orders from the same delivery address as the same user.

In the case of detecting that multiple delivery orders correspond to the same user, control the doors of all compartments contained in all storage units corresponding to all delivery orders to be opened together according to the unpacking instruction of the same user.

For example, if multiple employees of a company purchase items from the same merchant online, it can be considered that the multiple delivery orders belong to the same user, so the robot can receive multiple delivery orders from the company. When the robot arrives at the company's front desk, the front desk staff can trigger the one-click pick-up button on the robot's interactive interface. After receiving the unpacking command, the robot can control all the compartment doors contained in all storage units corresponding to multiple delivery orders to open together, so that the front desk staff can take out all the items.

In the embodiment of the present application, the interconnected compartments are determined as a storage unit according to the division information of the boxes, and the selected storage unit is determined for the received delivery order, and the doors of all the compartments included in the storage unit are controlled to be opened together to place the target delivery items. When the doors of all the compartments included in the storage unit are closed, the robot is controlled to move to the corresponding delivery location according to the delivery location information in the delivery order, and the pick-up notification information is sent according to the communication information in the delivery order to obtain the user's unpacking instruction. The box command controls the opening of all compartment doors contained in the storage unit corresponding to the delivery order, so that the user can take away the target delivery items. Thus, by adjusting the quantity of the storage units according to the division information of the grid, the storage units are used to place the items for delivery, thereby improving the delivery efficiency of the items.

In practical applications, there may be many items in the same delivery order, and one storage unit or compartment cannot hold all the delivery items in the same delivery order. Based on this, in one embodiment of the present application, after the doors of all the compartments included in the storage unit corresponding to the delivery order are controlled to be opened together, it may also be determined whether there are too many items to be delivered.

For example, a sensor is provided in the box, and the quantity of the target delivery items can be detected by the sensor. If the quantity of the target delivery items is greater than the preset quantity, it can be considered that the target delivery items are too many. Alternatively, if it is detected that the opening time of the box door exceeds the preset time period, it may be that the target delivery items are too many to be placed and it is difficult to place them, resulting in a longer opening time of the box door, so it can be considered that there are too many target delivery items.

When it is determined that there are too many items to be distributed by the target, a prompt message on whether to add a compartment or a storage unit can be displayed on the robot interaction interface. If the person placing the item triggers the confirmation control for adding a grid or storage unit, the robot can receive the information of adding a grid or storage unit, and select the grid or storage unit to be added as required, and open the box door where the grid or storage unit is to be added. If it is desired to increase the storage unit to include multiple compartments, then control to open the doors of all the compartments that the storage unit to be added contains.

For example, the storage unit selected for a certain delivery order is A, and the target delivery items of the delivery order are relatively large, and the storage unit B that is in an idle state in the box can be used as the storage unit to be added, then after receiving the information confirming the addition of the storage unit, it is possible to control the opening of all the compartment doors included in the storage unit B, so as to place the delivery items of the delivery order in storage unit A and storage unit B.

It should be noted that there may be one or more compartments or storage units to be added, which is not limited in this application.

In the embodiment of the present application, after the doors of all the compartments included in the storage unit corresponding to the control delivery order are opened together, whether there are too many items to be delivered by the target, if so, a prompt message is displayed whether to add a compartment or a storage unit, and when the information confirming the addition of a compartment or a storage unit is received, the control opens the door of the compartment or storage unit to be added. Therefore, when there are too many items to be delivered, the compartments or storage units to be added can be controlled to be opened to deliver items using multiple compartments or storage units, which improves intelligence and delivery efficiency.

Fig. 5 is a schematic flow chart of another robot item distribution method provided by the embodiment of the present application.

As shown in Figure 5, the robot item distribution method includes:

Step 501, obtaining a box adjustment instruction.

In this application, the user can open the box setting interface on the robot, and the setting options are displayed on the setting interface, and the user can select options according to needs. Alternatively, the user can also input the number of divisions or the number of partitions and confirm, so that the robot can obtain the box adjustment instruction. Wherein, the packet in the box adjustment instruction may include box division information.

As an example, as shown in Figure 6, the robot manager can enter the "administrator function" interface, click on the number of divisions setting control on the interface, and a pop-up window for setting the number of divisions will be displayed on the interface. There are three options in the pop-up window: "full box", "two divisions", and "four divisions". Among them, "full box" refers to adjusting the number of divisions to one, "two divisions" refers to adjusting the number of divisions to two, and "four divisions" refers to adjusting the number of divisions to four. If the manager selects "full box" and clicks the "Confirm" button, the robot can obtain the box adjustment instruction, wherein the box adjustment instruction includes the division information, that is, the number of divisions is 1, that is, a whole box.

Step 502: Divide the box into at least one storage unit by adjusting the number of partitions in the box of the robot according to the compartment division information of the box in the adjustment instruction.

In this application, if the division information includes the number of divisions, that is, the number of storage units, then the robot can determine the number of partitions required according to the number of divisions, and divide the cabinet into at least one storage unit by putting away the partitions or adding partitions, and adjusting the number of partitions in the cabinet to the required number of partitions, wherein each storage unit includes at least one storage unit. Therefore, it can be automatically adjusted according to the set number of divisions, which improves the degree of automation of the adjustment of the compartments.

For example, if the grid division information includes four grids, then it can be determined that three partitions are needed, and by adjusting the number of partitions in the box to three, the box is divided into four grids, that is, four storage units.

Alternatively, if the grid division information includes the required number of partitions, then according to the grid division information, the number of partitions in the box is adjusted to the required number of partitions, so that the box can be divided into at least one storage unit.

For example, if the number of partitions in the robot box is three, the box is divided into four compartments, and the number of partitions set by the user is two, then one of the partitions can be retracted to connect the two adjacent compartments divided by the partitions as a storage unit, thereby dividing the box into three storage units.

Therefore, by setting the number of partitions, the compartment can be automatically divided into a corresponding number of storage units, which is simple to set up, improves the degree of automation of compartment division, and saves costs.

Further, the user can also specify the partition to be stowed, so that the division of the storage units in the compartment can meet individual needs.

Step 503, receiving the delivery order, and determining the storage unit selected for the delivery order.

Step 504, controlling the doors of all compartments contained in the storage unit corresponding to the delivery order to be opened together for placing the target delivery items.

Step 505 , when the doors of all compartments contained in the storage unit corresponding to the delivery order are closed, control the robot to move to the corresponding delivery location according to the delivery location information in the delivery order.

Step 506: Send the pick-up notification information according to the communication information in the delivery order, so as to obtain the user's unpacking instruction.

Step 507, according to the user's unpacking instruction, control the doors of all compartments included in the storage unit corresponding to the delivery order to be opened together, so that the user can take away the target delivery item.

In this application, steps 503 to 507 are similar to those described in the above embodiments, so details are not repeated here.

In the embodiment of the present application, when receiving the grid division information of the box and determining the interconnected grids as a storage unit according to the grid division information, the box adjustment instruction can be obtained, and according to the grid division information in the adjustment instruction, the box is divided into at least one storage unit by adjusting the number of partitions in the robot box. Therefore, according to the compartment division information in the received adjustment instruction, the compartment can be divided into at least one storage unit by adjusting the number of partitions in the compartment, thereby improving the degree of automation of compartment division.

In an embodiment of the present application, the robot may also display adjustment instruction information corresponding to the division information of the compartment in the adjustment instruction, so that the robot manager can divide the compartment into at least one storage unit by manually adjusting the number of partitions in the compartment of the robot. Wherein, the adjustment instruction information may include an adjustment method.

For example, the grid division information includes the number of grids, and the corresponding adjustment instruction information may include at least one of information such as the number of partitions to be folded, and the identification of the partitions that are recommended to be folded away. The user can store or remove the partitions according to the adjustment instruction information, so as to determine the interconnected partitions as a storage unit.

In the present application, the bins can be divided into at least one storage unit either automatically or manually based on the adjustment instruction information, so that the adjustment method can be selected according to needs, which meets individual needs.

In an embodiment of the present application, when the user uses the interactive interface, the robot can play corresponding prompt information. For example, when the user picks up the item, the prompt message "Please enter the verification code" can be played. For another example, when the user has finished taking out the items, the prompt message "All items have been taken out, please take care of the door, thank you" can be played.

Further, in order to reduce disturbance to the user, the volume can also be set according to different time periods. During implementation, the time period of the current moment can be determined, and according to the mapping relationship between the current time period and the preset time period and volume, the target volume corresponding to the current time period can be determined, and then the volume of the robot player can be adjusted to the target volume. In this way, the volume of the robot player can be adjusted according to the current time period to reduce disturbance to the user.

Alternatively, it is also possible to adjust the volume according to whether the current time matches the preset time period, and if so, adjust the volume. For example, the preset time period is from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m., and if the current time is 9:00 p.m., the volume of the player is turned down.

Furthermore, in order to meet the needs of different users, different timbres, languages, etc. can also be set. For example, the timbre can be set according to the scene corresponding to the delivery location. If the delivery location is a certain company, the language can be set to Mandarin, and if the delivery location is a certain community, it can be set to a dialect.

In practical applications, there may be some places where the communication signal may be relatively weak, which will be affected when the robot calls or sends a text message to the user. Therefore, in an embodiment of the present application, the robot can be provided with multiple user identification cards, and during the delivery process of the robot, the robot can detect the communication signal strength of the current location. If the signal strength is less than the threshold, the user identification card can be switched, so that the robot uses the switched user identification card for communication.

For example, two user identification cards are set in the robot, namely card a and card b. If the robot uses card a, and the communication signal strength is lower than the preset threshold when the robot moves to a certain location area, then card a can be switched to card b.

In the embodiment of the present application, the communication signal strength of the current location may be used; when the signal strength is less than a threshold, the user identification card is switched. Therefore, when the signal strength at a certain location is detected to be weak, the user identification card can be switched, thereby ensuring the communication signal strength of the robot, enabling the robot to communicate normally with the user, and improving the delivery efficiency of items.

In order to realize the above-mentioned embodiments, the embodiment of the present application further proposes a robot item delivery device. Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a robotic item distribution device provided by an embodiment of the present application.

In the present application, the robot item delivery device can be applied to a robot including the above-mentioned robot delivery device.

As shown in FIG. 7 , the robot item distribution device 700 includes:

The first determining unit 710 is configured to receive the grid division information of the box, and determine the interconnected grids as a storage unit according to the grid division information;

The second determining unit 720 is configured to receive a delivery order, and determine the storage unit selected for the delivery order;

The control unit 730 is configured to control the doors of all compartments contained in the storage unit corresponding to the delivery order to be opened together for placing the target delivery items;

The control unit 730 is further configured to control the robot to move to the corresponding delivery position according to the delivery position information in the delivery order when all the doors of the compartments contained in the storage unit corresponding to the delivery order are closed;

The sending unit 740 is configured to send the delivery notification information according to the communication information in the delivery order, so as to obtain the user's unpacking instruction;

The control unit 730 is further configured to control the doors of all compartments contained in the storage unit corresponding to the delivery order to be opened together according to the user's unpacking instruction, so that the user can take the target delivery item.

In a possible implementation manner of the embodiment of this application, the control unit 730 is configured to:

In the case that the user unpacking instruction includes verification information, verify whether the verification information corresponds to the delivery order;

In the case that the verification information is verified, control the doors of all compartments included in the storage unit corresponding to the delivery order to be opened together.

In a possible implementation manner of the embodiment of this application, the first determining unit 710 is configured to:

Obtain box adjustment instructions;

According to the compartment division information of the compartment in the adjustment instruction, the compartment is divided into at least one storage unit by adjusting the number of partitions in the compartment of the robot; or, the adjustment instruction information corresponding to the compartment division information of the compartment in the adjustment instruction is displayed, so as to divide the compartment into at least one storage unit by manually adjusting the number of partitions in the compartment of the robot.

In a possible implementation manner of the embodiment of this application, the second determining unit 720 is configured to:

A delivery order is received, and the storage unit that is in an idle state and the highest in order is determined as the storage unit of the delivery order according to the predetermined usage order of the multiple storage units.

In a possible implementation manner of the embodiment of this application, the device further includes:

a third determining unit, configured to determine the current time period;

A fourth determining unit, configured to determine the target volume corresponding to the current time period according to the current time period and the mapping relationship between the time period and the volume;

The adjustment unit is used to adjust the volume of the robot player to the target volume.

In a possible implementation manner of the embodiment of this application, the device further includes:

A detection unit, configured to detect the communication signal strength of the current location;

The switching unit is configured to switch the user identification card when the signal strength is less than the threshold, wherein the robot is provided with a plurality of user identification cards.

In a possible implementation manner of the embodiment of this application, the control unit 730 is configured to:

When it is detected that multiple delivery orders correspond to the same user, all compartment doors contained in all storage units corresponding to the multiple delivery orders are controlled to be opened together according to the unpacking instruction of the same user.

In a possible implementation manner of the embodiment of this application, the device may further include:

A judging unit, configured to judge whether there are too many objects to be delivered;

The display unit is used to display the prompt information of whether to add a compartment or a storage unit when there are too many objects to be delivered;

The control unit 730 is further configured to control to open the door of the compartment or the storage unit to be added when the information confirming the addition of the compartment or the storage unit is received.

In a possible implementation manner of the embodiment of this application, the sending unit 740 is configured to:

Sending notification information for picking up goods by phone or short message according to the communication information in the delivery order.

It should be noted that the above explanations on the embodiment of the robot item delivery method are also applicable to the robot item delivery device of this embodiment, so details will not be repeated here.

In the embodiment of the present application, the interconnected compartments are determined as a storage unit according to the division information of the boxes, and the selected storage unit is determined for the received delivery order, and the doors of all the compartments included in the storage unit are controlled to be opened together to place the target delivery items. When the doors of all the compartments included in the storage unit are closed, the robot is controlled to move to the corresponding delivery location according to the delivery location information in the delivery order, and the pick-up notification information is sent according to the communication information in the delivery order to obtain the user's unpacking instruction. The box command controls the opening of all compartment doors contained in the storage unit corresponding to the delivery order, so that the user can take away the target delivery items. Thus, by adjusting the quantity of the storage units according to the division information of the grid, the storage units are used to place the items for delivery, thereby improving the delivery efficiency of the items.

In order to implement the foregoing embodiments, the embodiments of the present application further propose an electronic device, including a processor and a memory;

Wherein, the processor executes the program corresponding to the executable program code by reading the executable program code stored in the memory, so as to realize the robot item distribution as described in the above embodiment.

In order to realize the above embodiments, the embodiment of the present application also proposes a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, and when the program is executed by a processor, the robot item delivery as described in the above embodiments is realized.

In the description of this specification, the terms "first" and "second" are used for description purposes only, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the quantity of indicated technical features. Thus, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of these features. In the description of the present application, "plurality" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically defined.

Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described above, it can be understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limitations on the present application. Those skilled in the art can change, modify, replace and modify the above embodiments within the scope of the present application.

Claims (14)

1. A robotic dispensing apparatus, comprising:

the distribution box comprises a box lattice, at least one partition board, at least one box door and at least one connecting device; wherein the at least one partition is configured to divide the cell into a plurality of cells; each partition board is connected with the cell in a retractable way through one connecting device so as to communicate with the adjacent cells divided by the corresponding partition board; each of the doors is used for opening and closing a corresponding one of the cells;

and the control module is used for determining the mutually communicated cells as a storage unit according to the cell division information of the cells, and controlling the doors of all the cells contained in the corresponding storage units to be opened and closed together according to the distribution receiving and transmitting instructions corresponding to the storage units.

2. The robotic dispensing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the number of bins is two, three, four, five or six; the plurality of cells are arranged in at least one row and/or at least one column.

3. The robotic dispensing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of said shelves is retractably connected to said compartment by one of said connecting means in a manually removable connection or an automatically collapsible connection.

4. A robot article dispensing method suitable for use with a robot comprising a robot dispensing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the method comprising:

receiving the division information of the cells, and determining the cells which are mutually communicated as a storage unit according to the division information;

receiving a delivery order, and determining a storage unit selected for the delivery order;

controlling the doors of all the cells contained in the storage units corresponding to the delivery orders to be opened together so as to store the target delivery articles;

under the condition that all the box doors of the sub-boxes included in the storage units corresponding to the delivery orders are closed, controlling the robot to move to the corresponding delivery position according to the delivery position information in the delivery orders;

sending goods taking notification information according to the communication information in the delivery order to obtain a user unpacking instruction;

and controlling the box doors of all the cells contained in the storage units corresponding to the delivery orders to be opened together according to the user box opening instructions so as to enable the user to take the target delivery articles.

5. The method for distributing robot articles according to claim 4, wherein controlling the opening of the doors of all the compartments included in the storage unit corresponding to the distribution order according to the user's instruction for opening the boxes together comprises:

Verifying, if the user unpacking instruction includes verification information, whether the verification information corresponds to the delivery order;

and under the condition that the verification information passes the verification, controlling the doors of all the compartments contained in the storage units corresponding to the delivery orders to be opened together.

6. The robotic article dispensing method of claim 4, wherein receiving the bin division information and determining interconnected bins as a storage unit based on the bin division information comprises:

obtaining a cell adjustment instruction;

dividing the cell into at least one object placing unit by adjusting the number of the partition boards in the robot cell according to the cell division information of the cell in the adjustment instruction; or displaying the adjustment instruction information corresponding to the division information of the cells in the adjustment instruction, so as to divide the cells into at least one storage unit by manually adjusting the number of the partition boards in the robot cells.

7. A robotic article delivery method as claimed in any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the receiving a delivery order and determining a selected placement unit for the delivery order comprises:

and receiving a delivery order, and determining the storage unit which is in an idle state and has the highest sequence as the storage unit of the delivery order according to the preset using sequence of the storage units.

8. The robotic article dispensing method of claim 4, further comprising:

determining a current period of time;

determining a target volume corresponding to the current time period according to the current time period and the mapping relation between the time period and the volume;

and adjusting the volume of the robot player to the target volume.

9. The robotic article dispensing method of claim 4, further comprising:

detecting the communication signal intensity of the current position;

and under the condition that the signal strength is smaller than a threshold value, switching the user identification cards, wherein a plurality of user identification cards are arranged in the robot.

10. The robotic article dispensing method of claim 4, wherein controlling the doors of all compartments included in the storage unit corresponding to the dispensing order to open together in response to a user unpacking instruction comprises:

and under the condition that a plurality of delivery orders correspond to the same user, controlling the box doors of all the cells contained in all the storage units corresponding to the plurality of delivery orders to be opened together according to the box opening instruction of the same user.

11. The robotic article dispensing method of claim 4, wherein after said controlling all of the compartment doors of the storage unit corresponding to the dispensing order to be opened together, further comprising:

Judging whether the target delivery articles are too many, if so, displaying prompt information of whether to increase the division or the object placing unit; and under the condition that the information confirming the increase of the cell or the object placing unit is received, controlling to open a box door of the cell or the object placing unit to be increased.

12. The robotic article dispensing method of claim 4, wherein said sending pick-up notice information based on communication information in said dispensing order comprises:

and sending the goods taking notification information through telephone or short message according to the communication information in the delivery order.

13. An electronic device comprising a processor and a memory;

wherein the processor runs a program corresponding to executable program code stored in the memory by reading the executable program code for implementing the method according to any one of claims 4 to 12.

14. A computer readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, characterized in that the program, when being executed by a processor, implements the method according to any of claims 4 to 12.