Cleaning of pet areas by autonomous cleaning robots
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1. An autonomous cleaning robot comprising:
- a drive operable to move the autonomous cleaning robot across a floor surface;
a cleaning assembly configured to clean the floor surface;
a receiver configured to receive an indication of cat activity in a cat box; and
a controller configured to navigate the autonomous cleaning robot to the cat box to execute a cleaning mission in response to the received indication of cat activity, wherein the cleaning mission comprises (1) a first stage in which an area external to the cat box is cleaned with a side brush of the autonomous cleaning robot being inactive, and (2) a second stage following the first stage, in which in the second stage, the area external to the cat box is cleaned with the side brush being active.
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Abstract
An autonomous cleaning robot includes a drive operable to move the autonomous cleaning robot across a floor surface; a cleaning assembly configured to clean the floor surface; a receiver configured to receive an indication of cat activity in a cat box; and a controller configured to navigate the autonomous cleaning robot to the cat box to execute a cleaning mission in response to the received indication of cat activity.
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26 Claims
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1. An autonomous cleaning robot comprising:
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a drive operable to move the autonomous cleaning robot across a floor surface; a cleaning assembly configured to clean the floor surface; a receiver configured to receive an indication of cat activity in a cat box; and a controller configured to navigate the autonomous cleaning robot to the cat box to execute a cleaning mission in response to the received indication of cat activity, wherein the cleaning mission comprises (1) a first stage in which an area external to the cat box is cleaned with a side brush of the autonomous cleaning robot being inactive, and (2) a second stage following the first stage, in which in the second stage, the area external to the cat box is cleaned with the side brush being active. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An autonomous cleaning robot comprising:
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a drive operable to move the autonomous cleaning robot across a floor surface; a cleaning assembly configured to clean the floor surface; a receiver configured to receive an indication of pet activity in a pet area; and a controller configured to navigate the autonomous cleaning robot to the pet area to execute a cleaning mission in response to the received indication of pet activity, wherein a parameter of the cleaning mission depends on a type of pet associated with the pet area. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 24)
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17. A method of operating an autonomous cleaning robot comprising:
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receiving, at a computing device, an indication of activity of a pet at a pet area; determining a cleaning mission and one or more cleaning mission parameters for cleaning the pet area, wherein at least one of the cleaning mission parameters depends on a type of pet associated with the pet area; and initiating, to the autonomous cleaning robot, a transmission comprising data for causing the autonomous cleaning robot to initiate the cleaning mission using the one or more cleaning mission parameters. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26)
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