公开(公告)号：US10401864B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-03

申请号：US15712516

申请日：2017-09-22

Applicant: Locus Robotics Corp.

Inventor： Michael Sussman ,  Aron Klair Insinga

IPC: B60L53/35 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B60L53/14 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L58/13 ,  G05D1/00 ,  H02J7/00

Abstract: An electrical charging system for charging an autonomous robot powered by a re-chargeable battery and having a first charging member. The charging station includes a second charging member configured to receive the first charging member on the autonomous robot when the autonomous robot is docked with the charging station for charging the re-chargeable battery. There is a power supply configured to charge the re-chargeable battery of the robot and a sensor configured to measure an amount of charge transferred from the power supply to the robot. There is a processor configured to determine from the amount of charge transferred from the power supply to the robot measured by the sensor, a state of charge (SOC) of the autonomous robot. There is also a communications device configured to transmit to the robot the SOC of the robot while docked at the charging station.

公开(公告)号：US10365656B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-30

申请号：US15821669

申请日：2017-11-22

Applicant: Locus Robotics Corp.

Inventor： Thomas Moore ,  Bradley Powers ,  Michael Sussman ,  Aron K. Insinga

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  H02J7/00 ,  B60L53/14 ,  B60L53/36

Abstract: A method, system, and wheeled base for navigating a robot for docking with a charger docking station. The robot receives an initial pose associated with a robot charger docking station and a mating pose associated with the robot charger docking station. The robot first navigates from a location to an initial pose using scan matching to a first map. The robot performs a second navigation from the initial pose to the mating pose using scan matching to a second map, thereby causing an electrical charging port of the robot to mate with an electrical charging assembly of the robot charger docking station. Localization during charger docking may use a higher resolution map than when navigating to the docking station. Localizing against the robot charger docking station may be performed on a higher resolution map of the docking station alone.

公开(公告)号：US20190184742A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-20

申请号：US16221865

申请日：2018-12-17

Applicant: Locus Robotics Corp.

Inventor： Hian Kai Kwa ,  Peter Sussman ,  Michael Sussman

IPC: B60B33/04 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J19/00 ,  B25J19/02 ,  B60G3/02 ,  B60G11/18 ,  B62D21/11 ,  B62D21/18

CPC classification number: B60B33/045 ,  B25J5/007 ,  B25J19/0091 ,  B25J19/022 ,  B60B2900/131 ,  B60G3/02 ,  B60G11/18 ,  B62D21/11 ,  B62D21/18 ,  B62D61/04

Abstract: A mobile robot configured to drive on a surface with irregularities, comprising: a chassis having a front end facing a forward direction of travel, a back end, a first side, and a second side. There is a first drive wheel rigidly affixed to the chassis proximate the first side and interconnected to a motor to propel it. There is a second drive wheel rigidly affixed to the chassis proximate the second side and interconnected to a motor to propel it. A first caster assembly is rigidly affixed to the chassis proximate the front end and includes a first caster wheel configured to rotate about a first swivel axis. A second caster assembly is rigidly affixed to the chassis proximate the back end and includes a second caster wheel configured to rotate about a second swivel axis and it includes a compliant member to absorb the irregularities.

公开(公告)号：USD1006849S1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-05

申请号：US29816592

申请日：2021-11-23

Applicant: Locus Robotics Corp.

Designer： William Richardson Jones ,  Colin Alexander Davis ,  John Stephen Lanier ,  Seth Edwards Allen ,  Michael Sussman ,  Michael Charles Johnson ,  Sean Johnson ,  Brad Edward Fiore ,  Christina Nicole Fong ,  Peter Sussman

Abstract: FIG. 1 is a top, front perspective view of a mobile robot base with shelves and without mast showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a front perspective view thereof;
FIG. 3 is back perspective view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.
In the drawings, the broken lines represent portions of the article which form no part of the claimed design.

公开(公告)号：USD1006846S1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-05

申请号：US29815871

申请日：2021-11-17

Applicant: Locus Robotics Corp.

Designer： William Richardson Jones ,  Colin Alexander Davis ,  John Stephen Lanier ,  Seth Edwards Allen ,  Michael Sussman ,  Michael Charles Johnson ,  Sean Johnson ,  Brad Edward Fiore ,  Christina Nicole Fong ,  Peter Sussman

Abstract: FIG. 1 is a top, front perspective view of a mobile robot base showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a front perspective view thereof;
FIG. 3 is back perspective view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.
In the drawings, the broken lines represent portions of the article which form no part of the claimed design.

公开(公告)号：US10399443B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-03

申请号：US15712491

申请日：2017-09-22

Applicant: Locus Robotics Corp.

Inventor： Hian Kai Kwa ,  Michael Sussman ,  Thomas Moore ,  Bradley Powers ,  Christina Nicole Fong

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  B60L11/18 ,  B25J19/00

Abstract: An electrical charging station for charging an autonomous robot with first and second cameras used for docking the autonomous robot with the electrical charging station. There is a front side cover with a surface, the front side cover including a first charging member configured to receive a second charging member on the autonomous robot when the autonomous robot is docked with the charging station for charging. There is a first fiducial surface including a first fiducial marker affixed to the first surface. The first fiducial surface defines a plane disposed at a first non-zero angle relative to a plane defined by the surface of the front side cover. There is a second fiducial surface including a second fiducial marker affixed to the second surface. The second fiducial surface defines a plane disposed at a second non-zero angle relative to the plane defined by the surface of the front side cover.

公开(公告)号：US20190168629A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-06

申请号：US16258048

申请日：2019-01-25

Applicant: Locus Robotics Corp.

Inventor： Hian Kai Kwa ,  Christina Nicole Fong ,  Michael Sussman

IPC: B60L53/35 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H01R13/05 ,  H01R13/62

Abstract: A docking station for charging a robot including an electrical charger assembly affixed to the charger docking station and configured to mate with an electrical charging port on the robot when the robot is docked at the docking station for charging. There is at least one compliant member interconnecting the electrical charger assembly to a portion of the docking station to allow movement of the electrical charger assembly relative to the electrical charging port on the robot when the robot is mating with the docking station.