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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2018
Applicant:
Maidbot, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
David Moroniti, Austin, TX (US);
Steve Supron, Ithaca, NY (US);
Steven Whitehead, Austin, TX (US);
Micah Green, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Maidbot, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 9/00 (2006.01); A47L 9/28 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); B60K 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 9/009 (2013.01); A47L 9/2805 (2013.01); A47L 9/2831 (2013.01); A47L 9/2852 (2013.01); B60K 7/0007 (2013.01); G05D 1/027 (2013.01); G05D 1/0219 (2013.01); G05D 1/0272 (2013.01); A47L 2201/00 (2013.01); A47L 2201/04 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0215 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robotic vacuum cleaner equipped with a holonomic drive that can drive in a given direction, e.g., north (with its assigned orientation being north) and move in a different direction, e.g., east, north-east, or any direction) while maintaining its assigned orientation or that of any desired portion of the robot such as an intake, bank of sensors, or any other portion of the robot that is needed for a particular maneuver.