Cooperating mobile robots
US6687571B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0278
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A miniature mobile robot provides a relatively inexpensive mobile robot. A mobile robot for searching an area provides a way for multiple mobile robots in cooperating teams. A robotic system with a team of mobile robots communicating information among each other provides a way to locate a source in cooperation. A mobile robot with a sensor, a communication system, and a processor, provides a way to execute a strategy for searching an area.
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