A robot lawnmower comprises a body, a drive system carried by the body and configured to maneuver the robot a cross a lawn, a controller carried by the body and in communication with the drive system, and at least one obstacle sensor carried by the body and configured to detect a potential obstacle proximate the robot. The controller is configured to operate in a check setup mode in which a user maneuvers the robot to circumnavigate and approach boundaries, obstacles and/or marked guarded areas while the robot is in a manual mode and permit operation of the robot in an autonomous mode only after the check setup mode is completed.
申请公布号
EP1996987(A2)
申请公布日期
2008.12.03
申请号
EP20070758835
申请日期
2007.03.19
申请人
IROBOT CORPORATION
发明人
SANDIN, PAUL E.;JONES, JOSEPH L.;OZICK, DANIEL N.;COHEN, DAVID A.;LEWIS, DAVID M., JR.;VU, CLARA;DUBROVSKY, ZIVTHAN A.;PRENETA, JOSHUA B.;MAMMEN, JEFFRY W.;GILBERT, DUANE L.;CAMPBELL, TONY L.;BERGMAN, JOHN