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APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SEMI-AUTONOMOUS CLEANING OF SURFACES

  • US 20160309973A1
  • Filed: 04/25/2016
  • Published: 10/27/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • a frame;

    a drive system supported by the frame and configured to move the frame along a surface, the drive system having at least one wheel configured to rotate about a first axis and a second axis non-parallel to the first axis;

    a cleaning assembly coupled to the frame, the cleaning assembly configured to engage the surface to transfer detritus from the surface to a storage volume supported by the frame; and

    an electronics system supported by the frame, the electronics system having at least a processor and a memory, the processor configured to execute a set of instructions stored in the memory associated with defining a path, the drive system configured to move the cleaning assembly along the path and the cleaning assembly configured to engage the surface to transfer detritus from the surface to the storage volume, the processor configured to define a redefined path along which the drive system is configured to move the cleaning assembly based on at least one signal associated with the path.

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