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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2024
Clutterbot, Inc., Claymont, DE (US);
Justin David Hamilton, Wellington, NZ;
Clutterbot, Inc., Claymont, DE (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a method and tidying robot system that performs it. A robot of a tidying robot system receives a starting location, a target cleaning area, and obstructions in its path navigating the target cleaning area. It determines a tidying strategy including vacuuming and obstruction handling. It executes the tidying strategy, vacuuming the target cleaning area and moving and/or avoiding obstructions, which are tidyable and/or movable objects. Where the obstruction may be picked up, the robot determines and executes a pickup strategy. Where the obstruction may be relocated but not picked up, it pushes the obstruction to a different location. Where the obstruction cannot be relocated/picked up, it alters its path to avoid the obstruction. The robot determines if the dirt collector is full, and if so, navigates to a base station configured to charge the robot and empty the dirt collector. Otherwise, it continues to execute the tidying strategy.