公开(公告)号：AU2014348883B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-15

申请号：AU2014348883

申请日：2014-11-11

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： DOOLEY MICHAEL J ,  ROMANOV NIKOLAI ,  WILLIAMS MARCUS ,  JOHNSON JOSEPH M

IPC: A47L13/16

Abstract: A pad particularly adapted for surface cleaning. The pad includes an absorbent core having the ability to absorb and retain liquid material, and a liner layer in contact with and covering at least one side of the absorbent core. The liner layer has the ability to retain and wick liquid material through the liner layer. Cleaning apparatus containing such pads and methods of using such pads are also described.

公开(公告)号：IL230846A

公开(公告)日：2017-04-30

申请号：IL23084608

申请日：2008-09-17

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

IPC: B60L50/15

Abstract: A robot lawnmower (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19) includes a drive system (400) carried by a body (100) and configured to maneuver the robot (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19) across a lawn (20, 1020). The robot (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19) includes a grass cutter (200, 200A, 200B, 2000A, 2050, 2100, 2200) carried by the body (100) and a swath edge detector (310A, 310B, 310C, 310D, 310E, 310F, 310G, 310H, 310I) carried by the body (100) and configured to detect a swath edge (26) between cut grass (24) and uncut grass (22) while the drive system (400) maneuvers the robot (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19) across the lawn (20, 1020) while following a detected swath edge (26). The swath edge detector (310, 310A, 310B, 310C, 310D, 310E, 310F, 310G, 310H, 310I) includes a calibrator (320, 320A, 320B) that monitors uncut grass (22) adjacent the swath edge (26) for calibration of the swath edge detector (310, 310A, 310B, 310C, 310D, 310E, 310F, 310G, 310H, 310I).

公开(公告)号：AU2016277718A1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-09

申请号：AU2016277718

申请日：2016-07-22

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： BEAULIEU ANDREW ,  YAMAUCHI BRIAN ,  STELTZ ERIK

IPC: G01S19/48 ,  A01D34/835

Abstract: Attorney Docket No.: 09945-0255AU1 Client Ref.: OD018AU01 A method performed by a mobile lawn mowing robot includes pairing a beacon with the mobile lawn mowing robot. Pairing the beacon with the mobile lawn mowing robot includes determining a distance between the beacon and the mobile 5 lawn mowing robot and confirming that the beacon is within a pairing distance from the mobile lawn mowing robot based on a comparison of the determined distance to a pairing distance. Pairing the beacon with the mobile robot lawn mowing robot further includes, subsequent to confirming that the beacon is within the pairing distance from the mobile lawn mowing robot, pairing the beacon with the mobile lawn 10 mowing robot, and, following pairing, detecting wideband or ultra-wideband signals from the beacon, and using the wideband or ultra-wideband signals to enable navigation over an area. 15 12237258.docx -54-

公开(公告)号：AU2014207323B2

公开(公告)日：2017-02-02

申请号：AU2014207323

申请日：2014-01-21

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： ANGLE COLIN ,  SNELLING DAVID ,  O'DEA MELISSA ,  FARLOW TIMOTHY S ,  DUFFLEY SAMUEL ,  MAMMEM JEFFREY W ,  HALLORAN MICHAEL J

IPC: B25J9/00 ,  A47L11/24 ,  H04L12/12

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.

公开(公告)号：AU2015370367A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-12

申请号：AU2015370367

申请日：2015-09-16

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： BALUTIS PAUL C ,  BEAULIEU ANDREW ,  YAMAUCHI BRIAN

IPC: A01D34/00

Abstract: A method of mowing multiple areas includes training a robotic mower (10) to mow at least two areas separated by a space (104a, 104b), including moving the robotic mower (10) about the areas while storing data indicative of location of boundaries of each area relative to boundary markers, training the robotic mower (10) to move across the space (104a, 104b) separating the areas, and initiating a mowing operation. Training the robotic mower (10) to move across the space (104a, 104b) separating the areas includes moving the robotic mower (10) to a traversal launch point of a first of the areas, storing data indicative of location of the traversal launch point, moving the robotic mower (10) to a traversal landing point of a second of the areas, and storing data indicative of location of the traversal landing point. The mowing operation causes the robotic mower (10) to autonomously and in sequence mow the first of the areas, move to the traversal launch point, move from the traversal launch point across the space (104a, 104b) to the traversal landing point, and then mow the second of the areas.

公开(公告)号：AU2016265962A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-15

申请号：AU2016265962

申请日：2016-11-28

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： LANDRY GREGG W ,  COHEN DAVID A ,  OZICK DANIEL

IPC: B62D1/24 ,  A47L9/28 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02

Abstract: A piezoelectric debris sensor (125L, 125R) and associated signal processor (135) responsive to debris strikes enable an autonomous or non-autonomous cleaning device to detect the presence of debris and in response, to select a behavioral mode, operational condition or pattern of movement, such as spot coverage or the like. Multiple sensor channels (125, 125R) can be used to enable the detection or generation of differential left/right debris signals and thereby enable an autonomous device to steer in the direction of debris.

公开(公告)号：AU2016259361A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-08

申请号：AU2016259361

申请日：2016-11-16

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： JOHNSON JOSEPH M ,  ROMANOV NIKOLAI ,  WILLIAMS MARCUS ,  DOOLEY MICHAEL J

IPC: A47L13/16

Abstract: A mobile floor cleaning robot comprising:a robot body defining a forward drive direction; a drive supporting the robot body to maneuver the robot across a floor surface the drive comprising right and left drive wheels disposed on corresponding right and left portions of the robot body; and a cleaning assembly disposed on the robot body, the cleaning assembly comprising: a pad holder disposed forward of the drive wheels and having a top portion and a bottom portion, the bottom portion having a bottom surface to receive a cleaning pad, the bottom surface of the pad holder comprising at least 40% of a surface area of a footprint of the robot, and the bottom portion having raised protrusions extending therefrom; and an orbital oscillator having less than 1 cm of orbital range disposed on the top portion of the pad holder; wherein the pad holder is configured to permit more than 80 percent of the orbital range of the orbital oscillator to be transmitted from a top of the received cleaning pad to a bottom surface of the received cleaning pad and wherein the pad holder has a release mechanism configured to eject the received cleaning pad from the bottom surface of the pad holder upon actuation of a release mechanism. fI I- I

公开(公告)号：AU201615159S

公开(公告)日：2016-11-25

申请号：AU201615159

申请日：2016-09-14

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Abstract: Newness and distinctiveness is claimed in the visual features shown in solid lines in the representations.

公开(公告)号：AU2015241429A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-06

申请号：AU2015241429

申请日：2015-03-17

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： BALUTIS PAUL C

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02

Abstract: A robot lawnmower (10) includes a robot body (100), a drive system (400), a localizing system (550), a teach monitor (600), and a controller (150) in communication with one another. The drive system is configured to maneuver the robot lawnmower over a lawn. The teach monitor determines whether the robot lawnmower is in a teachable state. The controller includes a data processing device (152a) and non-transitory memory (152b) in communication with the data processing device. The data processing device executes a teach routine (155) when the controller is in a teach mode for tracing a confinement perimeter (21) around the lawn (20) as a human operator pilots the robot lawnmower, when the robot lawnmower is in the teachable state, the teach routine stores global positions determined by the localizing system in the non-transitory memory, and when the robot lawnmower is in the unteachable state, the teach routine issues an indication of the unteachable state.

公开(公告)号：CA2978074A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-22

申请号：CA2978074

申请日：2015-11-20

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： LU PING-HONG ,  JOHNSON JOSEPH M ,  FORAN DANIEL ,  WILLIAMS MARCUS ,  GRAZIANI ANDREW

IPC: A47L11/40

Abstract: An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a body, a controller supported by the body, a drive supporting the body to maneuver the robot across a floor surface in response to commands from the controller, and a pad holder attached to an underside of the body to hold a removable cleaning pad during operation of the robot. The pad includes a mounting plate and a mounting surface. The mounting plate is attached to the mounting surface. The robot includes a pad sensor to sense a feature on the pad and to generate a signal based on the feature, which is defined in part by a cutout on the card backing. The mounting plate enables the pad sensor to detect the feature. The controller is responsive to the signal to perform operations including selecting a cleaning mode based on the signal, and controlling the robot according to a selected cleaning mode.