AUTONOMOUS SURFACE CLEANING ROBOT

摘要

A mobile floor cleaning robot (100) includes a body (110) defining a forward drive direction (F), a drive system (120), a cleaning system (160), and a controller (150) in communication with the drive and cleaning systems. The cleaning system includes a pad holder (190) having a bottom surface (194b) for receiving a cleaning pad (400), and a fluid applicator (162) configured to apply fluid (172) to the floor surface ( 10). The controller controls the drive system and the fluid applicator while executing a cleaning routing. The cleaning routine includes applying fluid to a floor surface area substantially equal to a footprint area (AF ) of the robot and returning the robot to the floor surface area in a movement pattern that moves a center (Pc) and lateral edges (PR and PL) of the cleaning pad separately through the floor surface area to moisten the cleaning pad with the applied fluid.