Modular robotic floor-cleaning system

摘要

A floor-cleaning system comprised of a mobile robot having compartments to hold modules corresponding to various functions and a base station storing extra modules. The mobile robot runs until one or more modules is expended, at which point the robot navigates to the base station, ejects expended modules, and loads new modules. The robot continues operation with a minimum amount of downtime and a reduced need for human intervention. The base station may be supplied with numerous ready modules so that a human administrator only needs to replenish, replace or empty the modules periodically.

主权项

1. A modular floor-cleaning system comprising a mobile robot and a base station, the mobile robot comprising:
a chassis; a drive system installed in the chassis operable to enable movement of the robot, the drive system comprising a set of wheels; a control system in communication with the drive system including a processor operable to control the drive system to provide at least one movement pattern; a cleaning assembly; one or more slots for holding removable modules; a means for loading and ejecting modules; and a means for navigating to a base station;the base station comprising one or more removable modules corresponding to system functions,whereby the mobile robot is operable to periodically eject used modules and load new modules from the base station into open slots.