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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2023
Bissell Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Andrew J. Brouwers, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
BISSELL Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A robot such as a floor cleaning robot includes a body, a motorized drive system connected to the body and operable for moving the robot relative to a floor surface, at least one deformation sensor, and a controller. Each deformation sensor may be a strain sensor, such as a strain gauge, and is connected to the body and configured to measure a deformation thereof, and to output an electronic signal indicative of the deformation. The controller detects a threshold deformation of the body indicative of contact with an obstacle by processing the electronic signal, and thereafter modifies a dynamic state of the robot via regulation of the motorized drive system in response to the threshold deformation.