Neato Robotics, Inc.

Pawel Orzechowski

Joe Tate

Sarath Kumar Suvarna

Bryant Pong

Henry A Leinhos

Ina L Liu

Richard Wimmer

Matthew John Znameroski

Yari D'Areglia

Marco Uberti

Kiran Mohan

Jose Capriles

In one embodiment, a user indicates one or more virtual zones on an area map on a user device for a particular robot. The zones are then transferred to the robot. The robot determines an optimum order for multiple zones and a path for navigating to the different zones.

Zone cleaning apparatus and method

In one embodiment, a system and method is provided for optimizing the total time taken for cleaning an area by a cleaning robot, which is the sum of the cleaning time and the time taken for the robot to re-charge its battery mid-cleaning when the area is too large to clean on a single charge. In one embodiment, the remaining area to be cleaned is determined, and the mid-cleaning re-charge time is reduced to the amount of charge needed to clean the remaining area, plus a buffer. Hence, a reduction in mid-cleaning charging time results in reduced total time taken to clean a given space.

Performance-based cleaning robot charging method and apparatus

In one embodiment, a cleaning robot stores multiple floorplans. The robot automatically determines which floorplan it is in by localizing and trying to match its detected environment to the stored map. The best fit is the map for the current floor. If there is no match above a confidence threshold, the robot assumes it is a new floor or the floorplan has changed (e.g., furniture has moved), and the robot initiates a discovery mode to map the floorplan and add it to the robot's memory.

Automatic recognition of multiple floorplans by cleaning robot

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Los Gatos, CA, United States of America

Pawel Orzechowski