Cleaning robot
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1. A cleaning robot comprising:
- a robot main body comprising a driving unit to drive the cleaning robot, and a cleaning unit to remove dust;
a bumper unit which is movably mounted in the robot main body to protect the robot main body from a collision with an obstacle;
a sensor unit which supports the bumper unit movably in a plurality of directions to sense the collision of the bumper unit and the obstacle; and
a control unit which controls the driving unit on the basis of a signal sensed by the sensor unit to avoid the obstacle.
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Abstract
An improved cleaning robot that uses a simple structure to sense an obstacle is disclosed. The cleaning robot includes a robot main body comprising a driving unit to drive the cleaning robot, and a cleaning unit to remove dust, a bumper unit which is movably mounted in the robot main body to protect the robot main body from collision with an obstacle, a sensor unit which supports the bumper unit movably in a plurality of directions to sense the collision of the bumper unit and the obstacle, and a control unit which controls the driving unit on the basis of a signal sensed by the sensor to avoid the obstacle.
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1. A cleaning robot comprising:
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a robot main body comprising a driving unit to drive the cleaning robot, and a cleaning unit to remove dust; a bumper unit which is movably mounted in the robot main body to protect the robot main body from a collision with an obstacle; a sensor unit which supports the bumper unit movably in a plurality of directions to sense the collision of the bumper unit and the obstacle; and a control unit which controls the driving unit on the basis of a signal sensed by the sensor unit to avoid the obstacle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A cleaning robot comprising:
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a robot main body comprising a driving unit capable of driving the cleaning robot, and a cleaning unit capable of removing dust; and a bumper unit which is movably mounted in the robot main body and which is capable of protecting the robot main body from a collision with an obstacle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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