Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Lawn care robot
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Application No.: US14104390Application Date: 2013-12-12
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Publication No.: US08954193B2Publication Date: 2015-02-10
- Inventor: Paul E. Sandin , Joseph L. Jones , Daniel N. Ozick , David A. Cohen , David M. Lewis, Jr. , Clara Vu , Zivthan A. Dubrovsky , Joshua B. Preneta , Jeffrey W. Mammen , Duane L. Gilbert , Tony L. Campbell , John Bergman
- Applicant: iRobot Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MA Bedford
- Assignee: iRobot Corporation
- Current Assignee: iRobot Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Bedford
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Main IPC: A01D34/00
- IPC: A01D34/00 ; G05D1/02

Abstract:
A robot lawnmower includes a body and a drive system carried by the body and configured to maneuver the robot across a lawn. The robot also includes a grass cutter and a swath edge detector, both carried by the body. The swath edge detector is configured to detect a swath edge between cut and uncut grass while the drive system maneuvers the robot across the lawn while following a detected swath edge. The swath edge detector includes a calibrator that monitors uncut grass for calibration of the swath edge detector. In some examples, the calibrator comprises a second swath edge detector.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140095008A1 Lawn Care Robot Public/Granted day:2014-04-03
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