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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2003
Robert Nolan McKee, Aurora, OH (US);
Royal Appliance Mfg. Co., Glenwillow, OH (US);
Abstract
An autonomous multi-platform robot system ( ) for performing at least one functional task in an environment is provided. The system includes at least one navigator platform ( ) providing mapping, localization, planning, and control functions for itself and at least one other platform within the environment and at least one functional robot platform ( ) in communication with one or more navigator platforms for performing one or more functional tasks. In one embodiment, one or more navigator platforms ( ) are stationary and include sensors ( ) for sensing information about the environment. In another embodiment, one or more functional robot platforms ( ) include sensors ( ) for sending information about the environment. In still another embodiment, the system includes one or more stationary platforms ( ) with sensors ( ) for sensing information about the environment.