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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2014
Irobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US);
Michael T. Rosenstein, S. Hadley, MA (US);
Chikyung Won, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Geoffrey Lansberry, Andover, MA (US);
Steven V. Shamlian, Watertown, MA (US);
Michael Halloran, Waltham, MA (US);
Mark Chiappetta, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Thomas P. Allen, Reading, MA (US);
iRobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US);
Abstract
A mobile human interface robot including a drive system having at least one drive wheel driven by a corresponding drive motor, a localization system in communication with the drive system, and a power source in communication with the drive system and the localization system. The robot further including a touch response input supported above the drive system. Activation of the touch response input modifies delivery of power to the drive system to reduce a drive load of the corresponding drive motor of the at least one drive wheel white allowing continued delivery of power to the localization system.