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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2015
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
No San Kwak, Suwon-si, KR;
Ji Min Kim, Seoul, KR;
Shin Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Kyung Shik Roh, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jea Yun So, Suwon-si, KR;
Suk June Yoon, Seoul, KR;
Jong Gap Lee, Gwangju, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A robot cleaner includes a traveling unit to move a main body, an obstacle sensing unit to sense an obstacle, a light reception unit to receive modulated light according to a control command of a user, and a controller to control the traveling unit so that the main body traces a light spot formed by the light. If an obstacle is detected, the controller controls the traveling unit such that the main body traces an outline of the obstacle according to the light spot position and the obstacle position.