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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Irobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Marcus Williams, Newton, MA (US);
Ping-Hong Lu, Newton, MA (US);
Joseph M. Johnson, Norwood, MA (US);
Fabrizio Santini, Arlington, MA (US);
Assignee:
iRobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 5/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1666 (2013.01); B25J 5/00 (2013.01); B25J 9/1694 (2013.01); B25J 9/1697 (2013.01); G05D 1/0234 (2013.01); G05D 1/0274 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0203 (2013.01); Y10S 901/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robot includes a body that is movable relative to a surface one or more measurement devices within the body to output information based on an orientation of the body at an initial location on the surface, and a controller within the body to determine an orientation of the body based on the information and to restrict movement of the body to an area by preventing movement of the body beyond a barrier that is based on the orientation of the body and the initial location.