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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2006
Joe Augenbraun, Foster City, CA (US);
Linda Hirschhorn, San Mateo, CA (US);
Pankaj Shah, San Jose, CA (US);
Nick Donaldson, San Francisco, CA (US);
William Jayne, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Juan B. Gomez, Barcelona, ES;
Joseph Pinzarrone, Montara, CA (US);
Joe Augenbraun, Foster City, CA (US);
Linda Hirschhorn, San Mateo, CA (US);
Pankaj Shah, San Jose, CA (US);
Nick Donaldson, San Francisco, CA (US);
William Jayne, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Juan B. Gomez, Barcelona, ES;
Joseph Pinzarrone, Montara, CA (US);
Neato Robotics, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A multi-function robotic device may have utility in various applications. In accordance with one aspect, a multi-function robotic device may be selectively configurable to perform a desired function in accordance with the capabilities of a selectively removable functional cartridge operably coupled with a robot body. Localization and mapping techniques may employ partial maps associated with portions of an operating environment, data compression, or both.