Someone uses an app on their iPhone that can map out a room in 3D-like drawing a detailed map, but for the robot. The app is smart enough to see the room as we do, with all the things in it, from ...

To help do all these jobs, the robot needs a list of instructions called a program. The computer uses the program to tell the robot how to move and what to do. The robot can only do what the ...

Technology Robots Now kids can easily program a complex robot to recognize a smile Anki’s cute Cozmo bot is finally programmable by the rest of us. By Rob Verger Published Jun 28, 2017 1:09 AM EDT ...

Segment based on traffic, not “rooms” Newer robots will map out your space using LiDAR and then double-check with you to make sure they got the rooms right.

The robot can only do what the program tells it to. The computer has a memory like we do. It stores the program in its memory. When we tell the robot to GO it follows the program.