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I wonder why they settled on putting the cameras in robots that are on the floor. Why not use cameras attached to the ceiling? If the cameras need to move to ge
by forapurpose 9y ago
I wonder why they settled on putting the cameras in robots that are on the floor. Why not use cameras attached to the ceiling? If the cameras need to move to get a good angle, they could move up and down the aisle on tracks or Walmart could simply install more cameras. If the ceiling is a bad angle, they could put them on the floor under the shelving, or on top of the shelves, or in several other places.
None of those solutions need navigation, their presences is more persistent, and the persistent visual could be used for other purposes: 'Are we out of produce bags? Check camera 5b.' 'What is on the floor in aisle 8?'
- criddell 9y agoThe Walmart nearest me moves aisles around periodically. Aisle 8 this week has halloween costumes, but two weeks from now aisle 8 will be gone and a large open area will be created for plastic Christmas trees.
- ryuker16 9y agoThey move those shelves and aisles around and every wal-mart I've seen has 50 ft ceilings.
- pwinnski 9y agoFlexibility. Everything you're describing has more limitations than putting a mobile robot on the floor, and the robots require no additional accommodations in store design.