Environmental management systems including mobile robots and methods using same
First Claim
1. A mobile robot, comprising:
- a microprocessor connected to a memory and a wireless network circuit, for executing routines stored in the memory and commands generated by the routines and received via the wireless network circuit;
driven wheels commandable by the microprocessor to reach a multiplicity of accessible two dimensional locations within a household;
an environmental sensor readable by the microprocessor, the microprocessor executing a plurality of routines including;
a first routine which commands the driven wheels to move the robot about the household,a second routine which takes sensor readings at a plurality of the accessible two dimensional locations within the household,a third routine which, based on the sensor readings throughout the household, sends data to a network entity having a dedicated environmental sensor resulting in the activation of a motorized actuator on the network entity to perform mechanical work in the household, even when the dedicated environmental sensor reading alone does not indicate that the motorized actuator should be activated.
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Abstract
A mobile robot includes a microprocessor connected to a memory and a wireless network circuit, for executing routines stored in the memory and commands generated by the routines and received via the wireless network circuit. The microprocessor drives the mobile robot to a multiplicity of accessible two dimensional locations within a household, and commands an end effector, including at least one motorized actuator, to perform mechanical work in the household. A plurality of routines include a first routine which monitors a wireless local network and detects a presence of a network entity on the wireless local network, a second routine which receives a signal from a sensor detecting an action state of one of the network entities, the action state changeable between waiting and active, and a third routine which commands the end effector to change state of performing mechanical work based on the presence and on the action state.
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18 Claims
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1. A mobile robot, comprising:
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a microprocessor connected to a memory and a wireless network circuit, for executing routines stored in the memory and commands generated by the routines and received via the wireless network circuit; driven wheels commandable by the microprocessor to reach a multiplicity of accessible two dimensional locations within a household; an environmental sensor readable by the microprocessor, the microprocessor executing a plurality of routines including; a first routine which commands the driven wheels to move the robot about the household, a second routine which takes sensor readings at a plurality of the accessible two dimensional locations within the household, a third routine which, based on the sensor readings throughout the household, sends data to a network entity having a dedicated environmental sensor resulting in the activation of a motorized actuator on the network entity to perform mechanical work in the household, even when the dedicated environmental sensor reading alone does not indicate that the motorized actuator should be activated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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