Application of localization, positioning and navigation systems for robotic enabled mobile products

US8290622B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Evolution Robotics, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Michael Dooley · Pasadena, US
• Paolo Pirjanian · Glendale, US
• Nikolai Romanov · Oak Park, US
• Lihu Chiu · Arcadia, US
• Enrico Di Bernardo · Pasadena, US
• Michael S. Stout · Rancho Palos Verdes, US
• Gabriel F. Brisson · Albany, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 24, 2009
• Grant date: Oct 16, 2012
• Expiry date: Aug 1, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

A robotic cleaner includes a cleaning assembly for cleaning a surface and a main robot body. The main robot body houses a drive system to cause movement of the robotic cleaner and a microcontroller to control the movement of the robotic cleaner. The cleaning assembly is located in front of the drive system and a width of the cleaning assembly is greater than a width of the main robot body. A robotic cleaning system includes a main robot body and a plurality of cleaning assemblies for cleaning a surface. The main robot body houses a drive system to cause movement of the robotic cleaner and a microcontroller to control the movement of the robotic cleaner. The cleaning assembly is located in front of the drive system and each of the cleaning assemblies is detachable from the main robot body and each of the cleaning assemblies has a unique cleaning function.