Robot cleaner and method for controlling the same
US11297992B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 8, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/45098
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A robot cleaner includes a controller configured to sense an obstacle with a sensing unit of the robot cleaner, and control a driving unit of the robot cleaner to move a main body of the robot cleaner forward into a first contact state in which a front end of a cleaning unit cleans a first region while in contact with the obstacle. After the first contact state, the controller controls the driving unit to move the main body according to a predetermined connecting operation into a second contact state in which the front end of the cleaning unit cleans a second region while in contact with the obstacle, the first region and the second region being arranged along an outline of the obstacle.
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