Sharper Image Acquisition LLC

Eric C Blair

Charles E Taylor

Shek Fai Lau

Andrew J Parker

Andrew Heninger

Eric Ng

Patricia Brenner

A robot cleaner is described that cleans a room using a serpentine room clean and a serpentine localized clean. Sensors can include an object following sensor, a stairway detector and bumper sensors.

Robot vacuum with internal mapping system

A robot uses an infrared sensor including an infrared light source which produces pulses of infrared light. Optics focus reflections of the infrared light pulses from different portions of the environment of the robot to different detectors in aD array of detectors. The detectors produce an indication of the distance to the closest object in an associated portion of the environment. The robot can use the indications to determine features in the environment. The robot can be controlled to avoid these features.

Robotic vacuum cleaner with edge and object detection system

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San Rafael, CA, United States of America

Eric C Blair