The Boeing Company
Airplane passenger service robot

Abstract:

An example robotic system includes (a) a housing having a first surface, (b) one or more sensors coupled to the housing, (c) a first wheel and a second wheel coupled to and extending away from the housing, (d) a motor configured to drive at least one of the first wheel and the second wheel, and (e) data storage including program instructions stored thereon that when executed by one or more processors of the robotic system while operating in an environment, cause the robotic system to perform operations comprising: (i) controlling the motor to cause the robotic system to navigate on a surface within the environment based, (ii) detecting, using the one or more sensors, an object approaching the robotic system and responsively controlling the motor to cause the robotic system to cease movement, and (iii) retracting the first wheel and the second wheel into the housing.