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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017

Filed:

Dec. 22, 2014
Applicant:

Irobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US);

Inventors:

Paul Balutis, Shrewsbury, MA (US);

Andrew Beaulieu, Watertown, MA (US);

Brian Yamauchi, Boston, MA (US);

Assignee:

iRobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/00 (2006.01); A01D 34/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 5/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01); A01D 101/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/008 (2013.01); B25J 5/007 (2013.01); B25J 9/0081 (2013.01); B25J 9/1674 (2013.01); G05D 1/0219 (2013.01); A01D 2101/00 (2013.01); Y10S 901/01 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of mowing multiple areas includes training the robotic mower to move across a space separating at least two areas, and initiating a mowing operation. Training the robotic mower to move across the space separating the areas includes moving the robotic mower to a traversal launch point of a first of the areas, storing data indicative of location of the traversal launch point, moving the robotic mower to a traversal landing point of a second of the areas, and storing data indicative of location of the traversal landing point. The mowing operation causes the robotic mower to autonomously and in sequence mow the first of the areas, move to the traversal launch point, move from the traversal launch point across the space to the traversal landing point, and then mow the second of the areas.


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