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Household robot and method for operating a household robot

  • US 10,368,708 B2
  • Filed: 04/21/2016
  • Issued: 08/06/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A household robot comprising:

  • a housing,a running gear which is arranged on the underside of the housing,a sensor system for detecting the area surrounding the housing, anda control means for automatically controlling the running gear,wherein detection means for detecting a sub-area of the floor area which has been soiled by excrement from a living being are provided, and wherein the detection means comprise at least one gas sensor for detecting at least one specific gas concentration,wherein evaluation means for evaluating the specific gas concentration are provided,wherein the control means change the operating mode of the household robot in dependency of an output signal from the detection means, andwherein the control means control the running gear in order to at least partly prevent the soiled sub-area from being driven over or cleaned if the specific gas concentration exceeds a predefined limit.

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