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Mobile robot for cleaning

US8961695B2 · kind B2 · utility

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38References

18Claims

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Assignee

iRobot Corporation · US

Inventors

Nikolai Romanov · Oak Park, US
Collin Johnson · Ann Arbor, US
James Philip Case · Los Angeles, US
Dhiraj Goel · Pasadena, US
Steffen Gutmann · Oak Park, US
Michael Dooley · Pasadena, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 30, 2010
Grant date	Feb 24, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 4, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S901/46
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

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.

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