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1. A mobile robot comprising:
- a debris bin comprising;
a chamber to hold debris retrieved by the mobile robot from a surface while the mobile robot traverses the surface;
an exhaust port through which the debris exits the debris bin, the exhaust port being at a bottom of the debris bin; and
a door unit comprising a flap configured to move, in response to air pressure at the exhaust port, between a closed position to cover the exhaust port and an open position to open a path between the chamber and the exhaust port;
wherein the door unit, including the flap in the open position and in the closed position, is above a plane parallel to a bottom surface of the robot.
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A mobile robot includes a body configured to traverse a surface and to receive debris from the surface, and a debris bin within the body. The debris bin includes a chamber to hold the debris received by the mobile robot, an exhaust port through which the debris exits the debris bin; and a door unit over the exhaust port. The door unit includes a flap configured to move, in response to air pressure at the exhaust port, between a closed position to cover the exhaust port and an open position to open a path between the chamber and the exhaust port. The door unit, including the flap in the open position and in the closed position, is within an exterior surface of the mobile robot.
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1. A mobile robot comprising:
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a debris bin comprising; a chamber to hold debris retrieved by the mobile robot from a surface while the mobile robot traverses the surface; an exhaust port through which the debris exits the debris bin, the exhaust port being at a bottom of the debris bin; and a door unit comprising a flap configured to move, in response to air pressure at the exhaust port, between a closed position to cover the exhaust port and an open position to open a path between the chamber and the exhaust port; wherein the door unit, including the flap in the open position and in the closed position, is above a plane parallel to a bottom surface of the robot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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