1. A method, in a data processing system comprising a processor and a memory, for classifying an obstacle as an asset type, comprising: receiving, by the data processing system, a digital image of an obstacle from an image capture device of an automated robot; performing, by the data processing system, a classification operation on the digital image of the obstacle to identify a proposed asset type classification for the obstacle; determining, by the data processing system, a final asset type for the obstacle based on the proposed asset type classification for the obstacle; and updating, by the data processing system, a map data structure for a physical premises in which the obstacle is present based on the final asset type.