公开(公告)号：US12007776B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-11

申请号：US16953734

申请日：2020-11-20

Applicant: OMRON Corporation

Inventor： Eiji Teramoto

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: G05D1/0221 ,  G05D2201/0203

Abstract: A cleaner according one or more embodiments may include a reception unit that receives a teaching operation performed by an operator. A cleaner may further include a registration unit that registers, with a storage, an individual traveling route corresponding to the teaching operation, an obtaining unit that obtains, from a plurality of the individual traveling routes registered with the storage, a plurality of individual traveling routes selected by the operator, a setting unit that sets an order of the obtained plurality of individual traveling routes, and a generation unit that generates the traveling route based on the obtained plurality of individual traveling routes and the set order of the plurality of individual traveling routes.

公开(公告)号：US20240138645A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-02

申请号：US18226276

申请日：2023-07-26

Applicant: SHENZHEN SILVER STAR INTELLIGENT GROUP CO., LTD.

Inventor： Junjian Huang ,  Xue Liang ,  Yewei Kang ,  Jiwen Li ,  Lirong Ye

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  G05D1/02

CPC classification number: A47L11/4091 ,  A47L11/4005 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/4025 ,  A47L11/4083 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  A47L2201/026 ,  A47L2201/028 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  G05D2201/0203

Abstract: A cleaning base station includes a base, a first electrode, an infrared module, and a guiding member. The base includes an open chamber accommodating a cleaning robot, and the open chamber includes a chamber sidewall extending in an arc shape. The first electrode is arranged on the chamber sidewall and contacts a second electrode of the cleaning robot. The infrared module is arranged on the chamber sidewall and aligns the cleaning robot. The guiding member is arranged on the chamber sidewall and protrudes from the chamber sidewall, the guiding member is capable of extending into a guiding groove defined on the cleaning robot, the guiding member includes a guiding part, the guiding part is positioned on one end of the guiding member far away from the chamber sidewall, and a cross-sectional size of the guiding part gradually decreases along a direction away from the chamber sidewall.

公开(公告)号：US11966232B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-23

申请号：US17134102

申请日：2020-12-24

Applicant: ViaBot Inc.

Inventor： Gregg Ratanaphanyarat ,  Dawei Ding ,  John Lee ,  Darshan Bhanushali

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L11/24 ,  A47L11/40 ,  B60P1/02 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: G05D1/0225 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L11/24 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/4038 ,  A47L11/4061 ,  A47L11/4066 ,  A47L11/4072 ,  B60P1/02 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/0214 ,  G05D1/0219 ,  G05D1/0223 ,  G05D1/0238 ,  G05D1/0251 ,  G05D1/0274 ,  G05D1/0278 ,  G05D1/028 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  G05D2201/0203 ,  G05D2201/0215

Abstract: A modular robot is provided. The modular robot includes a sweeper module having a container for collecting debris from a surface of a location. The sweeper module is coupled to one or more brushes for contacting the surface and moving said debris into said container. Included is a robot module having wheels and configured to couple to the sweeper module. The robot module is enabled for autonomous movement and corresponding movement of the sweeper module over the surface. A controller is integrated with the robot module and interfacing with the sweeper module. The controller is configured to execute instructions for assigning of at least two zones at the location and assigning a work function to be performed using the sweeper module at each of the at least two zones. The controller is further configured for programming the robot module to activate the sweeper module in each of the two zones. The assigned work function is set for performance at each of the at least two zones. The work function can be to sweep, to scrub, to polish, to mow or to perform different work functions over zones of a location, and providing remote access to view real-time operation of the modular robot, and to program zones and other control parameters of the modular robot.

公开(公告)号：US11966227B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-23

申请号：US17671183

申请日：2022-02-14

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Mario Munich ,  Andreas Kolling ,  Manjunath Narayana ,  Philip Fong

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  A47L11/40 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: G05D1/0212 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/4061 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  A47L2201/06 ,  G05D2201/0203 ,  G05D2201/0215

Abstract: A method includes constructing a map of an environment based on mapping data produced by an autonomous cleaning robot in the environment during a first cleaning mission. Constructing the map includes providing a label associated with a portion of the mapping data. The method includes causing a remote computing device to present a visual representation of the environment based on the map, and a visual indicator of the label. The method includes causing the autonomous cleaning robot to initiate a behavior associated with the label during a second cleaning mission.

公开(公告)号：US20240119614A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-11

申请号：US18489572

申请日：2023-10-18

Applicant: Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi ,  Chen Zhang ,  Sebastian Schweigert ,  Lukas Robinson

Inventor： Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi ,  Chen Zhang ,  Sebastian Schweigert ,  Lukas Robinson

IPC: G06T7/593 ,  G06V20/64 ,  G01S17/86 ,  G06T7/13 ,  G06T7/30 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G06T7/136 ,  G06T7/33 ,  G06V20/10 ,  G06V10/10 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06V10/75 ,  G01S17/48 ,  G06N5/047 ,  G01S7/48 ,  G01S17/89

CPC classification number: G06T7/593 ,  G06V20/64 ,  G01S17/86 ,  G06T7/13 ,  G06T7/30 ,  G05D1/0253 ,  G06T7/136 ,  G06T7/344 ,  G06V20/10 ,  G06V10/16 ,  G06V10/10 ,  G06T7/0002 ,  G06V10/751 ,  G05D1/0274 ,  G01S17/48 ,  G06N5/047 ,  G01S7/4804 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G06T2207/10028 ,  G05D2201/0203

Abstract: A method for perceiving a model of an environment, including: capturing a plurality of data while the robot moves within the environment, wherein: the plurality of data comprises at least a first data and a second data captured by a first sensor of a first sensor type and a second sensor of a second sensor type, respectively; the first sensor type is an imaging sensor; the second senor type captures movement data; an active source of illumination is positioned adjacent to the imaging sensor such that reflections of illumination light illuminating a path of the robot fall within a field of view of the imaging sensor; perceiving the model of the environment based on at least a portion of the plurality of data; storing the model of the environment in a memory; and transmitting the model of the environment to an application of a smartphone.

公开(公告)号：US11940801B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-26

申请号：US17540380

申请日：2021-12-02

Applicant: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH

Inventor： Andrej Mosebach ,  Henning Hayn

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L11/10 ,  A47L11/28 ,  A47L11/40 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: G05D1/0214 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L11/10 ,  A47L11/28 ,  A47L11/4002 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/4061 ,  A47L11/4066 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  G05D2201/0203 ,  G05D2201/0215

Abstract: An automatically moving floor treatment appliance has an appliance housing, a drive, a detector for detecting surrounding area features, and a computer that transmits control commands to the drive, based on the surrounding area features detected by the detector. The detector has a plurality of inner and outer fall sensors arranged on an underside of the appliance housing, which detect a distance of the floor treatment appliance from the surface. The computer controls the drive to change a movement of the floor treatment appliance when the distance detected by the fall sensor is greater than a threshold value defining a slope. The fall sensors are interconnected in an evaluation circuit of the detection means so that the detection signals of the totality of inner fall sensors can be evaluated independently of the detection signals of the totality of outer fall sensors.

公开(公告)号：US11934200B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-19

申请号：US17468927

申请日：2021-09-08

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Donghoon Kwak ,  Jaehwan Ko ,  Hyukdo Kweon

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J11/00 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: G05D1/0287 ,  B25J9/1666 ,  B25J9/1694 ,  B25J11/0085 ,  G05D1/0212 ,  G05D1/0289 ,  G05D2201/0203

Abstract: A mobile robot may include a traveling unit configured to move a main body; a memory configured to store trajectory information of a moving path corresponding to the movement of the main body; a communication unit configured to communicate with another mobile robot that emits a signal; and a controller configured to recognize the location of the another mobile robot based on the signal, and control the another mobile robot to follow a moving path corresponding to the stored trajectory information based on the recognized location. In addition, the controller may control the moving of the another mobile robot to remove at least part of the stored trajectory information, and allow the another mobile robot to follow a moving path corresponding to the remaining trajectory information in response to whether the moving path corresponding to next trajectory information to be followed by the another mobile robot satisfies a specified condition.

公开(公告)号：US20240070595A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US17900557

申请日：2022-08-31

Applicant: Carnegie Robotics, LLC

Inventor： John BARES ,  Patrick MONDI ,  Claus THYBO ,  Troy Edward TANCRAITOR ,  Leonid AGAFONOV

IPC: G06Q10/06 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G07C5/08

CPC classification number: G06Q10/06398 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G07C5/0808 ,  G07C5/0816 ,  G05D2201/0203

Abstract: A method for evaluating performance of an operator of a service vehicle, such as a cleaning vehicle, is disclosed. While the operator operates the service vehicle, sensor readings related to the operation of the service vehicle are collected, by means of one or more sensors of the service vehicle. The collected sensor readings are compared to a set of predefined corresponding sensor values reflecting operation of the service vehicle, and performance of the operator is evaluated based on the comparison.

公开(公告)号：US20240069563A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US18238902

申请日：2023-08-28

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Soonbeom KWON ,  Jaeha LEE ,  Mideum CHOI ,  Junyeong CHOI

IPC: G05D1/02

CPC classification number: G05D1/0274 ,  G05D1/0248 ,  G05D2201/0203

Abstract: Provided is a robot device and a method of controlling same. The robot device includes: at least one memory storing at least one instruction; a sensor configured to detect an environment of the robot device and output detection data; and at least one processor configured to execute the at least one instruction to: acquire a map of a space where the robot device is positioned based on the detection data received from the sensor, and a reliability value of each of a plurality of areas of the map, store the map and the reliability value of each of the plurality of areas in the at least one memory, identify at least one area having a reliability value greater than or equal to a critical value, based on the reliability value of each of the plurality of areas, and identify a movement path of the robot device in the space, based on the at least one area.

公开(公告)号：US11903540B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US17361154

申请日：2021-06-28

Applicant: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD. ,  BEIJING ROBOROCK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yang He ,  Yongfeng Xia

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  A47L11/24 ,  G05D1/02 ,  A47L11/28 ,  A46B9/02 ,  A46B13/00 ,  A46B13/02 ,  A47L11/282 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: A47L11/4061 ,  A46B9/026 ,  A46B13/001 ,  A46B13/02 ,  A47L11/24 ,  A47L11/28 ,  A47L11/282 ,  A47L11/4002 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/4041 ,  A47L11/4066 ,  A47L11/4072 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/0214 ,  A46B2200/302 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  G05D2201/0203

Abstract: A cleaning robot includes a detector configured to detect an obstacle; a determining circuit configured to determine whether the cleaning robot is in an obstacle obstruction state; and a controller configured to control the first drive wheel to cross an obstacle and control the second drive wheel to cross the obstacle according to a detection result when the cleaning robot is in the obstacle obstruction state, wherein the detector is further configured to detect whether the first drive wheel crosses the obstacle; and the controller is further configured to control the second drive wheel to cross the obstacle when the detector detects that the first drive wheel crosses the obstacle.