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Scheduling and control system for autonomous robots

US11638510B2 · kind B2 · utility

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33References

27Claims

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Assignee

iRobot Corporation · US

Inventors

Benjamin H. Schriesheim · Watertown, US
Cory White · Newburyport, US
Brent Hild · Belmont, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 30, 2020
Grant date	May 2, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 30, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG05B2219/45098
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An autonomous cleaning robot including a drive configured to move the cleaning robot across a floor surface in an area to be cleaned and a controller. The controller is configured to receive data representing an editable mission timeline including data representing a sequence of rooms to be cleaned, navigate the cleaning robot to clean the rooms following the sequence, track operational events occurring in each of the rooms, and transmit data about time spent navigating each room included in the sequence.

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