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Cleaning of pet areas by autonomous cleaning robots

US10463217B1 · kind B1 · utility

13Cited by

5References

26Claims

0Family size

Assignee

iRobot Corporation · US

Inventors

Anders Bialek · Newton, US
John Sinnigen · Cambridge, US
Colin Angle · Boston, US
Michael J. Halloran · Bedford, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 31, 2019
Grant date	Nov 5, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 31, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA47L2201/06
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An autonomous cleaning robot includes a drive operable to move the autonomous cleaning robot across a floor surface; a cleaning assembly configured to clean the floor surface; a receiver configured to receive an indication of cat activity in a cat box; and a controller configured to navigate the autonomous cleaning robot to the cat box to execute a cleaning mission in response to the received indication of cat activity.

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