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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2011
Timothy G. Field, Bedford, MA (US);
David F. Weatherwax, Westford, MA (US);
Orin P. F. Hoffman, Boston, MA (US);
Scott R. Lenser, Waltham, MA (US);
Timothy G. Field, Bedford, MA (US);
David F. Weatherwax, Westford, MA (US);
Orin P. F. Hoffman, Boston, MA (US);
Scott R. Lenser, Waltham, MA (US);
iRobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US);
Abstract
A method of operating a mobile robot that includes driving the robot according to a drive direction, determining a driven path of the robot from an origin, and displaying a drive view on a remote operator control unit in communication with the robot. The drive view shows a driven path of the robot from the origin. The method further includes obtaining global positioning coordinates of a current location of the robot and displaying a map in the drive view using the global positioning coordinates. The driven path of the robot is displayed on the map.