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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2021
Applicant:
Irobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Ottillia Shirhan Ni, Cambridge, MA (US);
Ryan Schneider, Burlington, MA (US);
Hyun Woo Paik, Ashland, MA (US);
Eric Beowulf Martinson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Danielle O'Connor Dean, Westford, MA (US);
Assignee:
iRobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0274 (2013.01); G05D 1/0219 (2013.01); G05D 1/0231 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating a mobile cleaning robot in an environment can include detecting, such as using an optical stream from the mobile cleaning robot, a seasonal object located in the environment. A seasonal cleaning zone can be created based on the detected seasonal object when a current date is within a specified date range. The seasonal cleaning zone can be displayed on a map of the environment.