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Modular robotic floor-cleaning system

  • US 10,548,448 B2
  • Filed: 01/18/2016
  • Issued: 02/04/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A modular floor-cleaning system comprising a mobile robot and a base station, the mobile robot comprising:

  • a chassis;

    a drive system installed in the chassis operable to enable movement of the robot, the drive system comprising a set of wheels;

    a control system in communication with the drive system including a processor operable to control the drive system to provide at least one movement pattern;

    a cleaning assembly;

    two or more slots, each slot capable of separately holding an entire removable module, said removable module including one of the following;

    a module for holding a battery;

    a module for storing water;

    a module for storing cleaning fluid;

    a module for storing mopping fluid, and a module for storing a polishing agent;

    means for loading and ejecting modules; and

    means for navigating to the base station;

    the base station comprising a first repository for one or more new modules corresponding to system functions and a second repository for one or more used modules,whereby the mobile robot is operable to periodically eject used modules into the second repository of the base station and load new modules from the first repository of the base station into one or more open slots of the mobile robot.

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