Autonomous floor cleaning system
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1. An autonomous floor cleaning system, comprising:
- a dry vacuuming robot for generating a working airflow for removing dirt from a surface to be cleaned and storing the dirt in a collection space, the dry vacuuming robot further comprising;
a drive system for autonomously moving the dry vacuuming robot over the surface to be cleaned;
a stain sensing system for detecting a stain; and
a beacon deployment system for storing one or more beacons on the dry vacuuming robot and selectively deploying a beacon at a location of the stain, the beacon deployment system comprises a beacon retainer comprising electromagnets configured to selectively reverse polarity of magnets on the beacon to repel the beacon to secure and selectively release a beacon;
a deep cleaning robot for storing a cleaning fluid and delivering the cleaning fluid to the surface to be cleaned, and for removing the cleaning fluid and debris from the surface to be cleaned and storing the recovered cleaning fluid and debris, the deep cleaning robot further comprising;
a controller for controlling the operation of the deep cleaning robot; and
a drive system for autonomously moving the deep cleaning robot over the surface to be cleaned based on inputs from the controller; and
wherein the dry vacuuming robot is configured to detect the stain via the stain sensing system and deploy the beacon at the location of the detected stain and the beacon is operably coupled to the controller such that the beacon guides the deep cleaning robot to the location.
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Abstract
A floor cleaning system includes multiple autonomous floor cleaners or robots. The robots are configured to share a mapping, navigation, and/or stain sensing system. A first robot carries the mapping, navigation, and/or stain sensing system, and a second robot receives information from the mapping, navigation, and/or stain sensing system of the first robot. The system can include at least one dry vacuuming robot and at least one deep cleaning robot.
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1. An autonomous floor cleaning system, comprising:
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a dry vacuuming robot for generating a working airflow for removing dirt from a surface to be cleaned and storing the dirt in a collection space, the dry vacuuming robot further comprising; a drive system for autonomously moving the dry vacuuming robot over the surface to be cleaned; a stain sensing system for detecting a stain; and a beacon deployment system for storing one or more beacons on the dry vacuuming robot and selectively deploying a beacon at a location of the stain, the beacon deployment system comprises a beacon retainer comprising electromagnets configured to selectively reverse polarity of magnets on the beacon to repel the beacon to secure and selectively release a beacon; a deep cleaning robot for storing a cleaning fluid and delivering the cleaning fluid to the surface to be cleaned, and for removing the cleaning fluid and debris from the surface to be cleaned and storing the recovered cleaning fluid and debris, the deep cleaning robot further comprising; a controller for controlling the operation of the deep cleaning robot; and a drive system for autonomously moving the deep cleaning robot over the surface to be cleaned based on inputs from the controller; and wherein the dry vacuuming robot is configured to detect the stain via the stain sensing system and deploy the beacon at the location of the detected stain and the beacon is operably coupled to the controller such that the beacon guides the deep cleaning robot to the location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An autonomous floor cleaning system, comprising:
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a dry vacuuming robot for generating a working airflow for removing dirt from a surface to be cleaned and storing the dirt in a collection space, the dry vacuuming robot further comprising; a drive system for autonomously moving the dry vacuuming robot over the surface to be cleaned; a stain sensing system for detecting a stain; and a beacon deployment system for selectively deploying a beacon at a location of the stain; a deep cleaning robot for storing a cleaning fluid and delivering the cleaning fluid to the surface to be cleaned, and for removing the cleaning fluid and debris from the surface to be cleaned and storing the recovered cleaning fluid and debris, the deep cleaning robot further comprising; a controller for controlling the operation of the deep cleaning robot; and a drive system for autonomously moving the deep cleaning robot over the surface to be cleaned based on inputs from the controller; and wherein the dry vacuuming robot is configured to detect the stain via the stain sensing system and deploy the beacon at the location of the detected stain and the beacon is operably coupled to the controller such that the beacon guides the deep cleaning robot to the location; and wherein one of the dry vacuuming robot or the deep cleaning robot further comprises a beacon retainer configured to retrieve the beacon from the surface. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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