Off-the-Shelf Brains for Self-Driving Robots

The industrial cleaner glides across the airport ticketing lobby, systematically washing the floor under its wheels. It’s late and the crowds have dissipated. When a harried passenger unexpectedly sprints across the cleaner’s path, it stops immediately and waits. When the passenger passes, the robot’s operating system, BrainOS, gives the all clear to continue the wash job.