MOBILE ROBOT PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTAL MAPPING FOR HOUSEHOLD ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

    公开(公告)号:CA2886106A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-24

    申请号:CA2886106

    申请日:2014-01-21

    Applicant: IROBOT CORP

    Abstract: A mobile robot includes a processor connected to a memory and a wireless network circuit, for executing routines stored in the memory and commands generated by the routines and received via the wireless network circuit. The processor drives the mobile robot to a multiplicity of accessible two dimensional locations within a household, and commands an end effector, including at least one motorized actuator, to perform mechanical work in the household. A plurality of routines include a first routine which monitors a wireless local network and detects a presence of a network entity on the wireless local network, a second routine which receives a signal from a sensor detecting an action state of one of the network entities, the action state changeable between waiting and active, and a third routine which commands the end effector to change state of performing mechanical work based on the presence and on the action state.

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    发明专利
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    公开(公告)号:DE602006009143D1

    公开(公告)日:2009-10-22

    申请号:DE602006009143

    申请日:2006-12-04

    Applicant: IROBOT CORP

    Abstract: An autonomous mobile robot system for adjacent bounded areas (204; 206) including a navigation beacon (150, 202, 203, 304) and an autonomous coverage robot (100, 212, 302). The navigation beacon has a gateway beacon emitter (152) arranged to transmit a gateway marking emission (208, 316) with the navigation beacon disposed within a gateway (210) between the first bounded area (204) and an adjacent second bounded area (206). The autonomous coverage robot includes a beacon emission sensor (104, 106) responsive to the beacon emission, and a drive system (130, 132) configured to maneuver the robot about the first bounded area (204) in a cleaning mode in which the robot is redirected in response to detecting the gateway marking emission (208, 316). The drive system is also configured to maneuver the robot through the gateway (210) into the second bounded area (206) in a migration mode.

    Environmental management systems including mobile robots and methods using same

    公开(公告)号:AU2013374347B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-19

    申请号:AU2013374347

    申请日:2013-10-05

    Applicant: IROBOT CORP

    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for receiving user commands for a remote cleaning robot and sending the user commands to the remote cleaning robot, the remote cleaning robot including a drive motor and a cleaning motor, includes displaying a user interface including a control area, and within the control area: a user-manipulable launch control group including a plurality of control elements, the launch control group having a deferred launch control state and an immediate launch control state; at least one user-manipulable cleaning strategy control element having a primary cleaning strategy control state and an alternative cleaning strategy control state; and a physical recall control group including a plurality of control elements, the physical recall control group having an immediate recall control state and a remote audible locator control state. The method further includes: receiving user input via the user-manipulable control elements; responsive to the user inputs, displaying simultaneously within the same control area a real-time robot state reflecting a unique combination of control states; and commanding the remote cleaning robot to actuate the drive motor and cleaning motor to clean a surface based on the received input and unique combination of control states.

    ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS INCLUDING MOBILE ROBOTS AND METHODS USING SAME

    公开(公告)号:CA2886451A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-24

    申请号:CA2886451

    申请日:2013-10-05

    Applicant: IROBOT CORP

    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for receiving user commands for a remote cleaning robot and sending the user commands to the remote cleaning robot, the remote cleaning robot including a drive motor and a cleaning motor, includes displaying a user interface including a control area, and within the control area: a user-manipulable launch control group including a plurality of control elements, the launch control group having a deferred launch control state and an immediate launch control state; at least one user-manipulable cleaning strategy control element having a primary cleaning strategy control state and an alternative cleaning strategy control state; and a physical recall control group including a plurality of control elements, the physical recall control group having an immediate recall control state and a remote audible locator control state. The method further includes: receiving user input via the user-manipulable control elements; responsive to the user inputs, displaying simultaneously within the same control area a real-time robot state reflecting a unique combination of control states; and commanding the remote cleaning robot to actuate the drive motor and cleaning motor to clean a surface based on the received input and unique combination of control states.

    Sistema de robot
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    发明专利

    公开(公告)号:ES2382320T3

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-07

    申请号:ES06839009

    申请日:2006-12-04

    Applicant: IROBOT CORP

    Abstract: Un sistema de robot (100) que comprende: por lo menos un dispositivo periférico (102) que se va a colocar en un ambiente y que comprende: un suministro de energía (1022); un componente de comunicación inalámbrica (1024); y un controlador (1026) que tiene un modo activo (938) en el que el dispositivo periférico es completamente operativo y un modo de hibernación (932) en el que el dispositivo periférico es por lo menos parcialmente inactivo, el componente de comunicación inalámbrica (1024) es capaz de activación en el modo de hibernación (932); y un robot móvil (104) que comprende: un sistema de impulsión (1042) que mueve el robot (104) cerca al ambiente, un componente de comunicación inalámbrica (1044); y caracterizado porque el robot móvil (104) comprende adicionalmente: un controlador (1046) que tiene una rutina de activación (904) que comunica con el dispositivo periférico (102) por medio del componente de comunicación inalámbrica (1024, 1044) y activa temporalmente el dispositivo periférico (102) del modo de hibernación (932) cuando los componentes de comunicación inalámbrica (1024, 1044) del dispositivo periférico (102) y el robot (104) entran dentro del rango de otro.

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    发明专利
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    公开(公告)号:AT442617T

    公开(公告)日:2009-09-15

    申请号:AT06839007

    申请日:2006-12-04

    Applicant: IROBOT CORP

    Abstract: An autonomous mobile robot system for adjacent bounded areas (204; 206) including a navigation beacon (150, 202, 203, 304) and an autonomous coverage robot (100, 212, 302). The navigation beacon has a gateway beacon emitter (152) arranged to transmit a gateway marking emission (208, 316) with the navigation beacon disposed within a gateway (210) between the first bounded area (204) and an adjacent second bounded area (206). The autonomous coverage robot includes a beacon emission sensor (104, 106) responsive to the beacon emission, and a drive system (130, 132) configured to maneuver the robot about the first bounded area (204) in a cleaning mode in which the robot is redirected in response to detecting the gateway marking emission (208, 316). The drive system is also configured to maneuver the robot through the gateway (210) into the second bounded area (206) in a migration mode.

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