Robot floor cleaner has main housing with wheel drive has downward looking camera to determine position of wheel

摘要

The robot floor cleaner (10) has a main housing with a drive for multiple wheels (21,22). It has a downward looking camera adjacent to the wheels to photograph the floor along an axis perpendicular to the travel direction. A control recognizes the driving distance and direction of the wheels using floor (15) image information to control the cleaning action. Claims include a method of cleaning floors using the robot cleaner.