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User feedback on potential obstacles and error conditions detected by autonomous mobile robots

A mobile computing device includes a user input device and a controller. The user input device includes a display, and the controller is operably connected to the user input device and configured to execute instructions to perform operations. The operations include presenting on the display, information about one or more areas that were not cleaned by an autonomous cleaning robot during a first mission. The operations further include transmitting data corresponding to a user-selected subset of the one or more areas to cause the robot to clean the user-selected subset during a second mission.
Owner:IROBOT CORP

Robotic Cleaner With Extendable Cleaning Surface

Systems, methods, and computer program products for a robotic cleaner with an extendable cleaning surface are provided. An example robotic cleaning system may include a robotic cleaner having a housing and a cleaning pad movably attached to the housing. The cleaning pad may be movable to extend at least a portion of the cleaning pad beyond an edge of the housing.
Owner:SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC

Surface cleaning device with cassette holder and method for operating a surface cleaning device

PendingDE102024103726A1Carpet cleanersFloor cleaners
Surface cleaning device, comprising a cleaning head (12) with a cleaning head body (14), at least one cleaning roller (32) rotatable about a rotation axis (96), a drive motor (200) for the at least one cleaning roller (32), and at least one cassette (92) with a holding device (94) for the at least one cleaning roller (32), wherein the at least one cleaning roller (32) is rotatably mounted on the holding device (94) and the at least one cassette (92) is removably seated on the cleaning head (12), characterized in that a cassette holder (98) is movably arranged on the cleaning head body (14), on which cassette holder the at least one cassette (92) is removably held.
Owner:ALFRED KARCHER SE & CO KG

Obstacle recognition method for autonomous robots

A method for operating a robot, including: capturing images of a workspace; capturing data indicative of movement of the robot; capturing LIDAR data as the robot moves within the workspace; generating a map of the workspace based on the LIDAR data; actuating the robot to drive; discriminating between an object on a floor surface along a path of the robot and the floor surface based on the captured images; actuating the robot to drive until determining all areas of the workspace are discovered and included in the map; and executing a cleaning function.
Owner:SVAI INC

Automatic cleaning apparatus and system

An automatic cleaning apparatus and system having a dust-collection function. The automatic cleaning apparatus comprises: a mobile platform containing an accommodating chamber, the mobile platform being configured to automatically move along an operating surface; and a cleaning module comprising of a dust box and a main brush module, wherein the dust box is detachably assembled in the accommodating chamber, and comprises a first air inlet door and a second air inlet door, and the first air inlet door and the second air inlet door are located on a first sidewall and a second sidewall of the dust box, respectively, and are configured to provide intake airflows in different directions during dust collection.
Owner:BEIJING ROCKROBO TECH CO LTD

Water tank assembly and cleaning head

The water tank assembly comprises a water tank body and a sealing side wall, the interior of the water tank body is hollow, a containing cavity is formed in the water tank body, the two ends of the water tank body are in a transverse semi-barrel shape, the middle of the water tank body is in a square column shape, and the middle of the upper portion of the water tank body is in a notch shape capable of containing a hinge head assembly to rotate. A water inlet is formed in the top wall of one end of the water tank body; a water outlet is formed in the middle of the lower part of the water tank body; the hinge head clamping cover body of the cleaning head can clamp the hinge assembly between the cleaning head shell body and the water tank body and between the cleaning head shell body and the hinge head clamping cover body through the connecting mechanism. The cleaning head comprises a cleaning head shell assembly, a cleaning roller, an extrusion roller and a water tank assembly, a driving motor is installed on the cleaning head shell assembly to drive the cleaning roller to rotate to wipe the floor, and a clean water outlet in the cleaning head shell assembly can spray out clean water to directly wash the surface of the cleaning roller.
Owner:WUHAN DIISEA INTELLIGENCE TECH CO LTD

Surface cleaning device with holding device and method for operating a surface cleaning device

Surface cleaning device, comprising a cleaning head (12), at least one cleaning roller (32) rotatable about a rotation axis (96), a drive motor (200) for the at least one cleaning roller (32), and a holding device (94) on which the at least one cleaning roller (32) is rotatably mounted and which holds the at least one cleaning roller (32) to the cleaning head (12), characterized in that the holding device (94) has at least one pivotable flap (144) to which a spring device (156) is assigned, wherein the at least one cleaning roller (32) is held clamped to the holding device (94) by the at least one flap (144), and in that a wiper device (166) for wiper-off dirty fluid from the at least one cleaning roller (32) is seated on the at least one flap (144).
Owner:ALFRED KARCHER SE & CO KG

Cleaning head shell assembly and cleaning head

The invention discloses a cleaning head shell assembly and a cleaning head, the cleaning head shell assembly comprises a cleaning head shell body, the cleaning head shell body comprises a shell body and two side walls connected with the shell body, one side wall is fixedly connected with a hinge seat, the hinge seat is hinged to one end of a driving motor, and the other end of the driving motor is fixedly connected with the shell body. The output end of the other end of the driving motor is clamped with the other side wall; the driving motor can be sleeved with a cleaning roller, and the output end is coupled to drive the cleaning roller to rotate to scrub a to-be-cleaned surface; the shell body is provided with a water guide tip part which is propped against the outer layer of the cleaning roller and is used for guiding sewage; the cleaning head shell body can be detachably connected with the water tank assembly, and the water tank assembly provides clean water for washing the surface of the cleaning roller. A rotatable extrusion roller is clamped between the two side walls, clear water can be sprayed out from a clear water outlet formed in one side wall to directly wash the surface of the cleaning roller, the cleaning head shell body extends upwards away from the cleaning roller to form an anti-overflow plate, and the water guide tip, the anti-overflow plate, the extrusion roller and the cleaning roller define a water tank space.
Owner:WUHAN DIISEA INTELLIGENCE TECH CO LTD

General purpose tidying robot

Disclosed is a method and tidying robot system that performs it. A robot of a tidying robot system receives a starting location, a target cleaning area, and obstructions in its path navigating the target cleaning area. It determines a tidying strategy including vacuuming and obstruction handling. It executes the tidying strategy, vacuuming the target cleaning area and moving and / or avoiding obstructions, which are tidyable and / or movable objects. Where the obstruction may be picked up, the robot determines and executes a pickup strategy. Where the obstruction may be relocated but not picked up, it pushes the obstruction to a different location. Where the obstruction cannot be relocated / picked up, it alters its path to avoid the obstruction. The robot determines if the dirt collector is full, and if so, navigates to a base station configured to charge the robot and empty the dirt collector. Otherwise, it continues to execute the tidying strategy.
Owner:CLUTTERBOT INC

Water and dust circulation cleaning head and cleaning tool

The invention discloses a water and dust circulation cleaning head and a cleaning tool. The water and dust circulation cleaning head comprises a cleaning head shell assembly, a cleaning roller and an extrusion roller. The cleaning head shell assembly comprises a cleaning head shell body provided with two side walls, one side wall is fixedly connected with a hinge base, the hinge base is hinged to one end of a driving motor, and the output end of the other end of the driving motor is connected with the other side wall in a clamped mode. The cleaning roller sleeves the driving motor, and the output end of the cleaning roller is coupled to drive the cleaning roller to rotate to scrub a to-be-cleaned surface; the cleaning head shell body is provided with a water guide tip which abuts against the cleaning roller in the saturated state in the axial direction of the whole cleaning roller and guides sewage. The extrusion roller is rotatably clamped between the two side walls, clear water can be sprayed out from a clear water outlet formed in one side wall to directly wash the surface of the cleaning roller, an anti-overflow plate upwards extends from the cleaning head shell body away from the extrusion roller relative to the water guide tip part, and a water tank space is defined by the water guide tip part, the anti-overflow plate, the extrusion roller and the cleaning roller.
Owner:WUHAN DIISEA INTELLIGENCE TECH CO LTD

Automatic cleaning apparatus, and system

PendingUS20250089964A1Carpet cleanersFloor cleaners
An automatic cleaning device includes: a mobile platform configured to automatically move on an operation surface and including a cover plate; and a button assembly assembled on the cover plate, the button assembly including a button cap and a bracket, and the button cap being assembled on the bracket, wherein the bracket and the cover plate are integrally formed.
Owner:BEIJING ROCKROBO TECH CO LTD

Robot cleaner, station, and cleaning apparatus

A cleaning apparatus including a robot cleaner including a main body having a lower portion to which a mop is detachably mountable; and a station on which the robot cleaner is placeable, the station including a water storage container configured to store water, a washing chamber configured so that, while the robot cleaner is placed on the station and a mop is mounted to the lower portion of the main body, the mop is washable in the washing chamber, a steam generation device to generate steam using water from the water storage container, a pump configured to pump the water in the water storage container out of the water storage container, a first pipe to guide the water pumped out of the water storage container to the washing chamber, and a second pipe to guide the water pumped out of the water storage container to the steam generation device.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Cleaning robot having a robot arm and method for controlling the cleaning robot

A cleaning robot cleans a cleaning region and has a housing, a drive unit for driving the cleaning robot in the cleaning region, a floor cleaning unit for cleaning a floor surface of the cleaning region, and a robot arm for moving objects and / or for cleaning a surface that is raised with respect to the floor surface. The robot arm is arranged on a housing front of the housing in a resting position. The clean robot further has a control unit for controlling the drive unit, the floor cleaning unit and the robot arm. The robot arm forms a bumper in the resting position.
Owner:BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH

Automatic cleaning device

Provided is an automatic cleaning device, including: a moving platform including an accommodation chamber; and a position determination apparatus, at least a part of the position determination apparatus provided in the accommodation chamber; a circuit board provided in the moving platform and disposed adjacent to the accommodation chamber; and a water retaining frame provided between the circuit board and the accommodation chamber so as to prevent liquid from flowing into the circuit board.
Owner:BEIJING ROCKROBO TECH CO LTD

Obstacle recognition method for autonomous robots

A method for operating a robot, including: capturing images of a workspace; capturing data indicative of movement of the robot; capturing LIDAR data as the robot moves within the workspace; generating a map of the workspace based on the LIDAR data; actuating the robot to drive; discriminating between an object on a floor surface along a path of the robot and the floor surface based on the captured images; actuating the robot to drive until determining all areas of the workspace are discovered and included in the map; and executing a cleaning function.
Owner:SVAI INC

Base station and cleaning robot system

The present application provides a base station and a cleaning robot system. The base station is used for cleaning a cleaning system of a cleaning robot. The base station comprises: a base station body; and a cleaning assembly, which is movably provided on the base station body, the cleaning assembly comprising a first cleaning piece capable of floating up and down relative to the base station body, and the first cleaning piece interferes with the cleaning system to remove debris on the cleaning system.
Owner:BEIJING ROCKROBO TECH CO LTD

Surface cleaning device with fixing device and method for removing a cassette

A surface cleaning device is provided, comprising a cleaning head (12) with a cleaning head body (14), at least one cleaning roller (32) rotatable about a rotation axis (92), a drive motor (200) for the at least one cleaning roller (32), at least one cassette (92) with a holding device (94) for the at least one cleaning roller (32), wherein the at least one cleaning roller (32) is rotatably mounted on the holding device (94) and the at least one cassette (92) is removably seated on the cleaning head body (14), a receptacle (84) for the at least one cassette (92), which is arranged on the cleaning head body (14) and which is closed towards a first lateral side (80) of the cleaning head body (14) by a transverse wall (86) and is open towards a second lateral side (82) of the cleaning head body (14) opposite the first lateral side (80) through an opening (88),wherein the at least one cassette (92) on the second lateral side (82) at the opening (88) is removable from the cleaning head body (14) in a removal direction (186) and is insertable onto the cleaning head body (14) in an insertion direction (184), wherein a fixing device (192) is provided by which the at least one cassette (92) is fixable to the cleaning head body (14) in the region of the transverse wall (86) relative to the removal direction (186) and the insertion direction (184).
Owner:ALFRED KARCHER SE & CO KG

Cleaning brush and intelligent cleaning device

A cleaning brush and an intelligent cleaning device are provided. The cleaning brush includes: a shaft lever having two first end portions; an end portion member mounted on a first end portion, wherein the end portion member has a blocking structure for preventing entanglements from excessively extending away from the cleaning brush, the end portion member and the first end portion have mounting structures mutually matched; and the mounting structure includes a guide sleeve configured to be sleeved onto the first end portion; and a cylindrical member, coaxial with and sleeved onto the shaft lever, having two second end portions. A second end portion corresponding to the end portion member covers at least a portion of the guide sleeve of the corresponding end portion member.
Owner:BEIJING ROCKROBO TECH CO LTD

Building curtain wall cleaning system and cleaning method thereof

The invention discloses a building curtain wall cleaning system and a cleaning method thereof, and relates to the technical field of curtain wall cleaning, the building curtain wall cleaning system comprises a curtain wall cleaning module, and the curtain wall cleaning module is used for determining a to-be-cleaned area of a building curtain wall and intelligently selecting cleaning equipment according to cleaning requirements; the curtain wall cleaning module comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle scanning unit, a region division unit and an equipment dispatching unit. By designing the curtain wall cleaning module, intelligent scheduling of the cleaning equipment is achieved, the cleaning equipment works in a proper area by dividing the cleaning area and matching the cleaning equipment with the cleaning area, the cleaning efficiency and the cleaning quality of the cleaning operation are improved, and the resource utilization rate is increased.
Owner:NANJING INST OF TECH

Self-cleaning method and device of cleaning equipment and cleaning system

The invention provides a self-cleaning method and device of cleaning equipment and a cleaning system, relates to the field of cleaning equipment, and is applied to the cleaning system comprising the cleaning equipment and a cleaning base station, and the cleaning equipment comprises a floor brush assembly and a scraping strip assembly; the scraping strip assembly is provided with a first position in contact with a to-be-cleaned surface and a second position at which a preset distance is kept between the first position and the to-be-cleaned surface; comprising the steps that when it is detected that cleaning equipment is located in a cleaning base station and is in an initial cleaning mode, a scraping strip assembly is controlled to reciprocate between a first position and a second position; when it is detected that the smudginess degree of the scraping strip assembly is the target smudginess degree, a target self-cleaning mode corresponding to the target smudginess degree is controlled to be switched, and self-cleaning is conducted; each smudginess degree corresponds to a respective self-cleaning mode, so that the cleaning of smudginess on the scraping strip assembly is facilitated by controlling the scraping strip assembly to perform reciprocating lifting brushing operation and applying different self-cleaning modes according to different smudginess degrees, and the self-cleaning effect is enhanced.
Owner:DREAM INNOVATION TECH (SUZHOU) CO LTD

Robot mechanical arm path planning method and system for curtain wall cleaning

The invention relates to the technical field of path planning, and discloses a robot mechanical arm path planning method and system for curtain wall cleaning. According to the method, collected data are fused through a depth camera, a laser radar and an inertial measurement unit, a dynamic environment topological map is constructed, and accurate environment perception is achieved. A self-adaptive grid method and an improved spiral traversal algorithm are adopted, a global traversal path covering a cleaning area is generated, the joint motion trail of the mechanical arm is optimized in a layered mode, and motion accuracy and stability are ensured. And meanwhile, the dynamic control module monitors obstacles in real time, the joint track is adjusted online through local track re-planning, it is guaranteed that cleaning operation is safe and continuous, the cleaning pressure is adjusted in real time, and it is guaranteed that the cleaning quality is stable and consistent.
Owner:NANJING YIZHIJIE INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO LTD

Cleaning device

The utility model provides cleaning equipment. The cleaning equipment comprises a machine body; the cleaning assembly is movably connected to the machine body, the cleaning assembly comprises a cleaning disc and a first cleaning piece arranged on the cleaning disc, and the side brush and the cleaning assembly are located on the front side and the rear side of the advancing direction of the machine body respectively; the at least one first driving structure is used for driving the side brush and the cleaning assembly, so that the side brush and the cleaning assembly have an inward retracting position and an outward swinging position relative to the machine body, and under driving of the at least one first driving structure, the side brush and the cleaning assembly are both located at the outward swinging position or the inward retracting position, or the side brush and the cleaning assembly are located at the outward swinging position or the outward swinging position; one of the side brush and the cleaning assembly is located at an inward-retracting position, and the other is located at an outward-swinging position. According to the cleaning equipment, the side brush and the cleaning assembly can stretch out of the outer side of the machine body to clean corner areas outside the machine body, the cleaning range of the cleaning equipment is expanded, cleaning dead corners are avoided, and the use experience of a user is improved.
Owner:DREAM INNOVATION TECH (SUZHOU) CO LTD

Surface cleaning device, fluid tank for a surface cleaning device, surface cleaning system and method for surface cleaning

The invention relates to a surface cleaning device for wet cleaning a surface, comprising a guide part which extends longitudinally between a proximal end and a distal end and is designed for manually guiding the surface cleaning device over the surface, a base part which is connected to the distal end of the guide part, a tool device which is arranged on the base part and is designed to act on the surface, a fluid dispenser which is designed to dispense fluid onto the surface, a fluid receptacle which is designed to receive fluid from the surface which has been delivered to the surface by means of the fluid dispenser, a fluid path which fluidically connects the fluid receptacle to the fluid dispenser for the return of fluid received by means of the fluid receptacle, and a conveying device which is designed to convey fluid along the fluid path.whereby fluid absorbed from the surface by means of the fluid intake can be released onto the surface by means of the fluid discharge. The invention also relates to a fluid tank for such a surface cleaning device, a surface cleaning system, and a method for wet cleaning a surface.
Owner:I MOP

Surface cleaning device with driven side cleaning tool and method for operating a surface cleaning device

A surface cleaning device is provided, comprising a cleaning head (12) with a cleaning head body (14), at least one cleaning roller (32) rotatable about a rotation axis (96), a drive motor (200) for the at least one cleaning roller (32), and at least one side cleaning tool (270) which is rotatable and / or oscillatable about at least one movement axis (294), wherein the at least one side cleaning tool (270) is coupled to the at least one cleaning roller (32) via a gear device (314) and wherein the rotation of the at least one cleaning roller (32) drives the movement of the at least one side cleaning tool (270) about the movement axis (294).
Owner:ALFRED KARCHER SE & CO KG

Children's Ride-On Vehicle

ActiveUS20250083062A1Children cyclesCarpet cleaners
A children's ride-on vehicle includes a vehicle body comprising a substantially rectangular shape, a steering wheel, a front wheel assembly, a steering column, and a seat located above a storage compartment. The steering wheel has a substantially rectangular shape. The seat comprises a flat panel. The plane of the seat is coplanar with the top surface of the vehicle body. The vehicle comprises a connecting frame. The connecting frame is telescopically connected to the vehicle body. The vehicle comprises a removably connected cleaning attachment. The vehicle can be converted to a piece of luggage.
Owner:HENRYS TOY BOX INC

Scrubber sewage tank water level detection system and method based on liquid level sensor

The invention relates to the technical field of liquid level detection, in particular to a scrubber sewage tank water level detection system and method based on a liquid level sensor, and the system comprises a sensing data acquisition module, a liquid level signal conversion module, a multi-source numerical value comparison module, a liquid level fluctuation recognition module and an alarm action linkage module. According to the invention, through acquisition of a sensor capacitance change sequence, elimination of abnormal fluctuation, construction of a stable reference curve, enhancement of data immunity, mapping of a liquid level section based on an average capacitance value, accurate identification of liquid level elevation is realized, synchronous comparison of liquid level state information in various communication protocols is realized, and data consistency and reliability are improved. A liquid level fluctuation boundary is accumulatively recognized through trend direction change, a change section is dynamically marked, alarm triggering is based on boundary area and state mark double verification, warning response accuracy and effectiveness are enhanced, and a high-precision and high-stability liquid level detection and early warning system is constructed.
Owner:HUNAN GRAND PRO ROBOT TECH

Cleaning apparatus, control method thereof, program product, storage medium, and cleaning system

The invention relates to a cleaning device and a control method thereof, a computer program product, a computer readable storage medium, and a cleaning system. The cleaning equipment comprises a cleaning working part, a normal-temperature cleaning solution conveying flow path, a heater and a decontamination solution conveying flow path. The cleaning working part comprises a distribution part and a fluid output part; the normal-temperature cleaning liquid conveying flow path is configured to convey normal-temperature cleaning liquid to the distribution part; the input end of the heater is connected into the normal-temperature cleaning liquid conveying flow path at the first position of the normal-temperature cleaning liquid conveying flow path, and the output end of the heater communicates with the distribution part and / or the fluid output part and is used for conveying steam and / or hot cleaning liquid to the distribution part and / or the fluid output part; the decontamination liquid conveying flow path is connected to the normal-temperature cleaning liquid conveying flow path at a second position of the normal-temperature cleaning liquid conveying flow path and is used for conveying decontamination liquid to the normal-temperature cleaning liquid conveying flow path; wherein the first position is located at the upstream of the second position. The cleaning equipment has a good cleaning effect and high use reliability.
Owner:SHENZHEN ROBOROCK INNOVATION TECH CO LTD

Aircraft and aircraft system using same

Provided are: an aircraft that can fly stably even when water is discharged from a hose installed on the airframe thereof; and an aircraft system that uses the aircraft. This aircraft system comprises: a master aircraft 10; three slave aircrafts 20; and a remote control device 30 that is for making the aircraft fly as a unit. Each slave aircraft 20 has: four rotary blade portions that have propellers 221; and a suspending means 23 that is for suspending a prescribed part of a hose 50 that is for discharging water. The master aircraft has: four first rotary blade portions that have first propellers 121 that have been arranged to rotate in a horizontal plane; four second rotary blade portions that have second propellers 131 that have been arranged to rotate in a vertical plane; and a nozzle 15 on which a tip end part of the hose 50 is installed. The direction of the center axis of the nozzle 15 is parallel to the direction of the rotational axes of the second propellers 131.
Owner:WEEFEES LLC

Cleaning robot

Cleaning robot, characterized by the fact that it includes: a machine body, the bottom of which is provided with a drive wheel and a universal wheel assembly, wherein the universal wheel assembly is arranged near a front end of the machine body in a forward direction of the machine body; an obstacle overcoming mechanism that is movably connected to the machine body, wherein the obstacle overcoming mechanism is configured such that that he can lift the front end of the machine body to at least separate the universal wheel assembly from a cleaning surface; the universal wheel assembly comprises a mounting seat and a universal wheel on the mounting seat; a chassis of the machine body has a boundary cavity, wherein the boundary cavity has a fixed height in a vertical direction of the machine body and has an upper wall and a lower wall; the mounting base is embedded in the boundary cavity; and at least one elastic element, one end of which is located on the upper wall and the other end of which is located on the mounting base; wherein, in a non-falling state, the mounting seat of the universal wheel assembly rests against the bottom wall under the influence of a compression amount of the second elastic element, wherein a spring force generated by the compression amount is greater than or equal to a gravitational force acting from the machine body on the universal wheel assembly; wherein a floating play exists between the mounting seat and the cover wall, and wherein the mounting seat presses the second elastic element to float against the cover wall under the influence of an impact force from the cleaning surface when falling, when the universal wheel assembly is in the falling state.
Owner:DREAM INNOVATION TECH (SUZHOU) CO LTD