公开(公告)号：US20240358209A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-31

申请号：US18139014

申请日：2023-04-25

申请人： iRobot Corporation

发明人： Timothy R. Ohm

IPC分类号： A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/06 ,  A47L9/28

CPC分类号： A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/0673 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L2201/028 ,  A47L2201/06

摘要： A mobile cleaning robot an include a body, a drive wheel, a wheel stop, and an actuator system. The drive wheel can be connected to the body and can be operable to move the mobile cleaning robot about an environment. The wheel stop can be movable with respect to the body. The actuator system can be operable to move the wheel stop to engage the drive wheel to extend the drive wheel from the body.

公开(公告)号：US12108926B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-08

申请号：US18236073

申请日：2023-08-21

申请人： iRobot Corporation

发明人： Eric J. Burbank ,  Oliver Lewis

IPC分类号： G01C21/00 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/28 ,  G05D1/00

CPC分类号： A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  G01C21/383 ,  G01C21/3837 ,  G05D1/0214 ,  G05D1/0221 ,  G05D1/0234 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  G05D1/0088

摘要： A mobile cleaning robot system can include a mobile cleaning robot and processing circuitry. The mobile cleaning robot can include a camera and can be operable to clean a floor surface of an environment. The processing circuitry can be in communication with the mobile cleaning robot and the camera, the processing circuitry configured to produce an image output based on an optical field of view of the camera. The processing circuitry can also detect a visual fiducial in the image output and can determine a behavior modification based on the visual fiducial. The processing circuitry can modify movement of the mobile cleaning robot based on the behavior modification.

公开(公告)号：US12090650B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US17011689

申请日：2020-09-03

申请人： iRobot Corporation

发明人： Nikolai Romanov ,  Collin Eugene Johnson ,  James Philip Case ,  Dhiraj Goel ,  Steffen Gutmann ,  Michael J. Dooley

IPC分类号： B25J5/00 ,  A47L11/40 ,  B25J13/08 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02

CPC分类号： B25J5/00 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/4036 ,  A47L11/4066 ,  A47L11/4091 ,  B25J13/08 ,  G05D1/0219 ,  A47L2201/00 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  Y10S901/01 ,  Y10S901/46

摘要： A robotic cleaner includes a cleaning assembly for cleaning a surface and a main robot body. The main robot body houses a drive system to cause movement of the robotic cleaner and a microcontroller to control the movement of the robotic cleaner. The cleaning assembly is located in front of the drive system and a width of the cleaning assembly is greater than a width of the main robot body. A robotic cleaning system includes a main robot body and a plurality of cleaning assemblies for cleaning a surface. The main robot body houses a drive system to cause movement of the robotic cleaner and a microcontroller to control the movement of the robotic cleaner. The cleaning assembly is located in front of the drive system and each of the cleaning assemblies is detachable from the main robot body and each of the cleaning assemblies has a unique cleaning function.

公开(公告)号：US20240286288A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-29

申请号：US18655008

申请日：2024-05-03

申请人： Teladoc Health, Inc. ,  iRobot Corporation

发明人： Marco Pinter ,  Fuji Lai ,  Daniel Steven Sanchez ,  James Ballantyne ,  David Bjorn Roe ,  Yulun Wang ,  Charles S. Jordan ,  Orjeta Taka ,  Cheuk Wah Wong

IPC分类号： B25J9/16 ,  G06Q50/22 ,  G16H40/67

CPC分类号： B25J9/1676 ,  G06Q50/22 ,  G16H40/67 ,  Y10S901/01 ,  Y10S901/47 ,  Y10S901/49

摘要： Devices, systems, and methods for social behavior of a telepresence robot are disclosed herein. A telepresence robot includes a drive system configured to move the telepresence robot; a control system configured to control the drive system to drive the telepresence robot around a work area; an object detection system configured to determine that a first object encountered by the telepresence robot is a human; and a social path component configured to: determine a first lockout zone having a first radius around the human and a first comfort zone having a second radius around the human, the second radius being larger than the first radius; and instruct the control system to cause the telepresence robot to: avoid traveling through the first lockout zone; move at a first maximum speed within the first comfort zone; and move at a second maximum speed outside of the first comfort zone, wherein the second maximum speed is greater than the first maximum speed.

公开(公告)号：US20240260800A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-08

申请号：US18412260

申请日：2024-01-12

申请人： iRobot Corporation

发明人： Eric Burbank ,  Timothy R. Ohm ,  Erik Amaral

IPC分类号： A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/28

CPC分类号： A47L9/0477 ,  A47L9/0411 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L2201/04

摘要： A cleaning roller mountable to a cleaning robot is featured. The cleaning roller includes an elongate member extending along a longitudinal axis of the cleaning roller, and a vane extending outward from the elongate member. The vane includes a first vane portion attached to the elongate member, and a second vane portion attached to the first vane portion. The first vane portion extends from the elongate member at a location intersecting a radial axis of the cleaning roller. The first vane portion extends along a first axis angled relative to the radial axis and away from the radial axis in a tangential direction. The second vane portion extends along a second axis angled relative to the first axis. A first angle between the first axis and the radial axis is greater than a second angle between the second axis and the radial axis.

公开(公告)号：US20240241522A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-18

申请号：US18619410

申请日：2024-03-28

申请人： iRobot Corporation

发明人： Jasper Vicenti

IPC分类号： G05D1/246 ,  B25J9/16 ,  G05D1/628

CPC分类号： G05D1/246 ,  A47L2201/00 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  B25J9/163 ,  B25J9/1664 ,  B25J9/1666 ,  G05D1/628 ,  Y10S901/01

摘要： A method includes maneuvering a robot in (i) a following mode in which the robot is controlled to travel along a path segment adjacent an obstacle, while recording data indicative of the path segment, and (ii) in a coverage mode in which the robot is controlled to traverse an area. The method includes generating data indicative of a layout of the area, updating data indicative of a calculated robot pose based at least on odometry, and calculating a pose confidence level. The method includes, in response to the confidence level being below a confidence limit, maneuvering the robot to a suspected location of the path segment, based on the calculated robot pose and the data indicative of the layout and, in response to detecting the path segment within a distance from the suspected location, updating the data indicative of the calculated pose and/or the layout.

公开(公告)号：US20240188535A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-13

申请号：US18080245

申请日：2022-12-13

申请人： iRobot Corporation

发明人： Brian W. Doughty ,  Vincent Edward Colella ,  Brad Luyster

IPC分类号： A01K5/02 ,  A01K1/015 ,  A01K1/035

CPC分类号： A01K5/0291 ,  A01K1/0158 ,  A01K1/035

摘要： A pet feeding system can include a housing, a food tray connected to the housing, and a liquid tray connected to the housing. The pet feeding system can include a food dispenser connected to the housing and configured to dispense food into the food tray. The pet feeding system can include a liquid dispenser connected to the housing and configured to dispense liquid into the liquid tray. The pet feeding system can include a controller communicatively connected to the food dispenser and the liquid dispenser. The controller can operate the food dispenser to dispense the food into the food tray and can operate the liquid dispenser to dispense liquid into the liquid tray.

公开(公告)号：US11981034B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-14

申请号：US18124691

申请日：2023-03-22

申请人： Teladoc Health, Inc. ,  iRobot Corporation

发明人： Marco Pinter ,  Fuji Lai ,  Daniel Steven Sanchez ,  James Ballantyne ,  David Bjorn Roe ,  Yulun Wang ,  Charles S. Jordan ,  Orjeta Taka ,  Cheuk Wah Wong

IPC分类号： B25J9/16 ,  G06Q50/22 ,  G16H40/67

CPC分类号： B25J9/1676 ,  G06Q50/22 ,  G16H40/67 ,  Y10S901/01 ,  Y10S901/47 ,  Y10S901/49

摘要： Devices, systems, and methods for social behavior of a telepresence robot are disclosed herein. A telepresence robot may include a drive system, a control system, an object detection system, and a social behaviors component. The drive system is configured to move the telepresence robot. The control system is configured to control the drive system to drive the telepresence robot around a work area. The object detection system is configured to detect a human in proximity to the telepresence robot. The social behaviors component is configured to provide instructions to the control system to cause the telepresence robot to operate according to a first set of rules when a presence of one or more humans is not detected and operate according to a second set of rules when the presence of one or more humans is detected.

公开(公告)号：US11961411B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-16

申请号：US17881900

申请日：2022-08-05

申请人： iRobot Corporation

发明人： Andreas Kolling ,  Christopher Mehegan

IPC分类号： G09B19/00 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/28 ,  G09B5/02

CPC分类号： G09B19/00 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/0477 ,  A47L9/281 ,  A47L9/2826 ,  G09B5/02 ,  A47L2201/06

摘要： A method of assisting user-configuration of hardware for a mobile autonomous cleaning robot can include detecting a flooring type of a room or other portion of an environment. A size of the portion of the environment can be detected and a total size of the environment can be determined. generating a hardware characteristic recommendation can be generated based at least in part on the flooring type, the size of the portion of the environment, and the total size of the environment.

公开(公告)号：US11961285B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-16

申请号：US17516413

申请日：2021-11-01

申请人： iRobot Corporation

发明人： Angela Bassa ,  Husain al-Mohssen

IPC分类号： G06V10/82 ,  A47L11/40 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G06F18/2413 ,  G06V20/10 ,  G06V30/19 ,  G06V30/194

CPC分类号： G06V10/82 ,  A47L11/4038 ,  A47L11/4044 ,  A47L11/4061 ,  G05D1/0016 ,  G05D1/0234 ,  G05D1/0246 ,  G05D1/0274 ,  G06F18/2414 ,  G06V20/10 ,  G06V30/19173 ,  G06V30/194 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  G05D1/0219 ,  G05D1/0227 ,  G05D1/0238

摘要： A system for enabling spot cleaning includes a mobile computing device and a mobile cleaning robot. The mobile computing device includes at least one camera configured to capture images of an environment, and at least one data processor configured to (a) establish, based at least in part on first information provided by the at least one image sensor, a coordinate system in the environment, (b) determine, based at least in part on second information provided by the at least one camera, a first set of coordinates of a region at a first location, (c) determine, based at least in part on third information provided by the at least one camera, a second set of coordinates of a mobile cleaning robot at a second location, (d) send the first set of coordinates and second set of coordinates, or coordinates of the first location relative to the second location, to the mobile cleaning robot, and (e) send an instruction to the mobile cleaning robot to request the mobile cleaning robot to travel to the first location.