公开(公告)号：CA2869454A1

公开(公告)日：2014-05-08

申请号：CA2869454

申请日：2013-10-17

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： ROSENSTEIN MICHAEL T ,  CHIAPPETTA MARK ,  SCHNITTMAN MARK ,  PASTORE ANDREW

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J13/08

Abstract: A mobile floor cleaning robot (100) includes a robot body (110) supported by a drive system (120) configured to maneuver the robot over a floor surface (10). The robot also includes a cleaning system (160) supported by the robot body, an imaging sensor (510) disposed on the robot body, and a controller (150) in communication with the drive system and the imaging sensor. The controller receives a sequence of images (514b) of the floor surface. The controller segments each image into color blobs (23) by color quantizing pixels (514) of the image, determines a spatial distribution of each color of the image based on corresponding pixel locations (517), and identifies areas of the image having a threshold spatial distribution for that color. The controller then tracks a location (12a) of the color blobs with respect to the imaging sensor across the sequence of images.

公开(公告)号：AU2011353004B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-29

申请号：AU2011353004

申请日：2011-11-16

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： PACK ROBERT TODD ,  FARLOW TIMOTHY S ,  ROSENSTEIN MICHAEL T ,  HALLORAN MICHAEL ,  WON CHIKYUNG ,  SHAMLIAN STEVEN V ,  CHIAPPETTA MARK

IPC: G05D1/02

Abstract: A robot system (1600) includes a mobile robot (100) having a controller (500) executing a control system (510) for controlling operation of the robot, a cloud computing service (1620) in communication with the controller of the robot, and a remote computing device (310) in communication with the cloud computing service. The remote computing device communicates with the robot through the cloud computing service.

公开(公告)号：AU2011353004A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-01

申请号：AU2011353004

申请日：2011-11-16

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： PACK ROBERT TODD ,  FARLOW TIMOTHY S ,  ROSENSTEIN MICHAEL T ,  HALLORAN MICHAEL ,  WON CHIKYUNG ,  SHAMLIAN STEVEN V ,  CHIAPPETTA MARK

IPC: G05D1/02

Abstract: A robot system (1600) includes a mobile robot (100) having a controller (500) executing a control system (510) for controlling operation of the robot, a cloud computing service (1620) in communication with the controller of the robot, and a remote computing device (310) in communication with the cloud computing service. The remote computing device communicates with the robot through the cloud computing service.

公开(公告)号：GB2494081A

公开(公告)日：2013-02-27

申请号：GB201222036

申请日：2011-05-06

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： ROSENSTEIN MICHAEL T ,  HALLORAN MICHAEL ,  WONG CHEUK WAH ,  SHAMLIAN STEVEN V ,  WON CHIKYUNG ,  CHIAPPETTA MARK ,  KEARNS JUSTIN H ,  TAKA ORJETA ,  PACK ROBERT TODD ,  FARLOW TIMOTHY S ,  VICENTI JASPER FOURWAYS

IPC: B25J5/00 ,  B25J13/08 ,  G05D1/02

Abstract: A mobile robot (100) that includes a drive system (200), a controller (500) in communication with the drive system, and a volumetric point cloud imaging device (450) supported above the drive system at a height of greater than about one feet above the ground and directed to be capable of obtaining a point cloud from a volume of space that includes a floor plane in a direction of movement of the mobile robot. The controller receives point cloud signals from the imaging device and issues drive commands to the drive system based at least in part on the received point cloud signals.

公开(公告)号：AU2011256720A1

公开(公告)日：2013-01-10

申请号：AU2011256720

申请日：2011-05-06

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： ANGLE COLIN ,  ROSENSTEIN MICHAEL T ,  HALLORAN MICHAEL ,  SHAMLIAN STEVEN V ,  WON CHIKYUNG ,  CHIAPPETTA MARK

IPC: B25J5/00 ,  B25J13/00 ,  B25J19/02 ,  G05D1/02

Abstract: A human interface robot (100) that includes a controller (500), a camera (320, 320a, 320b, 450, 450a, 450b) in communication with the controller, and a display (310, 310a, 310b, 312) in communication with the controller. The controller displays received image data on the display as an image (1602), identifies at least one shape (1610, 1610a, 1610b) in the image, and displays a shape specific label (1620) on the image at least near the shape.

公开(公告)号：AU2015218522A1

公开(公告)日：2015-09-17

申请号：AU2015218522

申请日：2015-08-28

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： PACK ROBERT TODD ,  FARLOW TIMOTHY S ,  ROSENSTEIN MICHAEL T ,  HALLORAN MICHAEL ,  WON CHIKYUNG ,  SHAMLIAN STEVE V ,  CHIAPPETTA MARK

IPC: G05D1/02

Abstract: A robot system includes a mobile robot having a controller executing a control system for controlling operation of the robot, a cloud computing service in communication with the controller of the robot, and a remote computing device in 5 communication with the cloud computing service. The remote computing device communicates with the robot through the cloud computing service. 1600,1600a 1605 1603 Cloud -, t Storage Portal M Dta 16 5 Content 3D Map Cloud |Classifier 1607 1 Model Map Dt OV Apps1610 310 [p~ Robot

公开(公告)号：GB2519433B

公开(公告)日：2015-07-01

申请号：GB201416267

申请日：2011-11-16

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： PACK ROBERT TODD ,  ROSENSTEIN MICHAEL T ,  WON CHIKYUNG ,  SHAMLIAN STEVEN V ,  CHIAPPETTA MARK ,  FARLOW TIMOTHY S ,  HALLORAN MICHAEL

IPC: G06T7/00

Abstract: A method of operating a mobile robot (100), the method comprising: maneuvering the robot (100) about a scene (10); emitting light onto the scene (10) about the robot (100); capturing images of the scene (10) along a drive direction (F) of the robot (100), the images comprising at least one of (a) a three-dimensional depth image, (b) an active illumination image, and (c) an ambient illumination image; receiving sensor data (1601) indicative of the scene (10), the sensor data (1601) comprising the images; communicating the sensor data (1601) to a cloud computing service (1620) that processes the received sensor data (1601) and communicates a process resultant (1607, 1609) to the robot (100), the process resultant (1607, 1609) comprising a map (1607) or a model (1609) of the scene (10); and maneuvering the robot (100) in the scene (10) based on the received process resultant (1607, 1609).

公开(公告)号：AU2013263851B2

公开(公告)日：2015-05-28

申请号：AU2013263851

申请日：2013-11-29

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： PACK ROBERT TODD ,  FARLOW TIMOTHY S ,  ROSENSTEIN MICHAEL T ,  HALLORAN MICHAEL ,  WON CHIKYUNG ,  SHAMLIAN STEVEN V ,  CHIAPPETTA MARK

IPC: G05D1/02

Abstract: A robot system (1600) includes a mobile robot (100) having a controller (500) executing a control system (510) for controlling operation of the robot, a cloud computing service (1620) in communication with the controller of the robot, and a remote 5 computing device (310) in communication with the cloud computing service. The remote computing device communicates with the robot through the cloud computing service. 11600,1600a 1605 1603 Cloud -- , ~Storage Pra S Data 1625 Potl Content 3D Map Cloud/clasfi 1607 1 Model Map Dt Device Apps Robot

公开(公告)号：AU2013338354A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-16

申请号：AU2013338354

申请日：2013-10-17

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： ROSENSTEIN MICHAEL T ,  CHIAPPETTA MARK ,  SCHNITTMAN MARK ,  PASTORE ANDREW

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J13/08

Abstract: A mobile floor cleaning robot (100) includes a robot body (110) supported by a drive system (120) configured to maneuver the robot over a floor surface (10). The robot also includes a cleaning system (160) supported by the robot body, an imaging sensor (510) disposed on the robot body, and a controller (150) in communication with the drive system and the imaging sensor. The controller receives a sequence of images (514b) of the floor surface. The controller segments each image into color blobs (23) by color quantizing pixels (514) of the image, determines a spatial distribution of each color of the image based on corresponding pixel locations (517), and identifies areas of the image having a threshold spatial distribution for that color. The controller then tracks a location (12a) of the color blobs with respect to the imaging sensor across the sequence of images.

公开(公告)号：GB2493887A

公开(公告)日：2013-02-20

申请号：GB201222035

申请日：2011-05-06

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： ANGLE COLIN ,  ROSENSTEIN MICHAEL T ,  HALLORAN MICHAEL ,  SHAMLIAN STEVEN V ,  WON CHIKYUNG ,  CHIAPPETTA MARK

IPC: B25J13/08 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J13/00 ,  B25J19/02 ,  G05D1/02

Abstract: A human interface robot (100) that includes a controller (500), a camera (320, 320a, 320b, 450, 450a, 450b) in communication with the controller, and a display (310, 310a, 310b, 312) in communication with the controller. The controller displays received image data on the display as an image (1602), identifies at least one shape (1610, 1610a, 1610b) in the image, and displays a shape specific label (1620) on the image at least near the shape.