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Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025

Filed:

Jan. 16, 2024
Applicants:

Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi, Henderson, NV (US);

Lukas Robinson, York, CA;

Andrew Francis Fitzgerald, Penfield, NY (US);

Amin Ebrahimi Afrouzi, Encinitas, CA (US);

Brian Highfill, Castro Valley, CA (US);

Inventors:

Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi, Henderson, NV (US);

Lukas Robinson, York, CA;

Andrew Francis Fitzgerald, Penfield, NY (US);

Amin Ebrahimi Afrouzi, Encinitas, CA (US);

Brian Highfill, Castro Valley, CA (US);

Assignee:

AI Incorporated, Toronto, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/617 (2024.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); G05D 1/249 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/617 (2024.01); B25J 9/1676 (2013.01); B25J 9/1697 (2013.01); G05D 1/249 (2024.01);
Abstract

A method for operating a robot, including: capturing images of a workspace; capturing data indicative of movement of the robot; capturing LIDAR data as the robot moves within the workspace; generating a map of the workspace based on the LIDAR data; actuating the robot to drive; discriminating between an object on a floor surface along a path of the robot and the floor surface based on the captured images; actuating the robot to drive until determining all areas of the workspace are discovered and included in the map; and executing a cleaning function.


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