Mobile robot
US10456004B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S901/01
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A robot cleaner of the present disclosure comprises a main body configured to travel in a cleaning zone and to suction a foreign substance on a floor in the cleaning zone, an image sensor provided on the main body and configured to obtain an image of a predetermined area at a front side of the main body, a first light source provided on the main body and configured to emit a first pattern of light to a first sub-area of the predetermined area and a second light source provided on the main body at a position below the first light source and configured to emit a second pattern of light to a second sub-area of the predetermined area, the first sub-area being located lower than the second sub-area.
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