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7620483 Method for guiding a remote vehicle via lagged communication channel  
The invention relates to a method for guiding from a remote control center a vehicle towards a target object, said remote control center communicating with the vehicle by means of a lagged...
7620476 Autonomous surface cleaning robot for dry cleaning  
An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a transport drive and control system arranged for autonomous movement of the robot over a floor for performing cleaning operations. The robot chassis...
7613543 Electronic demarcating system  
A method and an electronic search system for operating an automatic device, preferably an automatic lawnmower. The system comprises at least one first electrical cable ( 1,4,5,6 ) connected to at...
7599758 Sensors and associated methods for controlling a vacuum cleaner  
A vacuum cleaner includes a housing, a height adjust mechanism disposed on the housing and a height adjust motor, disposed within said housing that controls a height of the height adjust mechanism....
7587260 Autonomous navigation system and method  
A robot platform includes perceptors, locomotors, and a system controller, which executes instructions for autonomously navigating a robot. The instructions repeat, on each iteration through an...
7581282 Robot cleaner  
A robot cleaner includes: a suction unit installed at a cleaner body, for sucking dirt on a floor; a driving unit for moving the cleaner body; a sensing unit mounted at the cleaner body, for...
7579803 Robot confinement  
A method of confining a robot in a work space includes providing a portable barrier signal transmitting device including a primary emitter emitting a confinement beam primarily along an axis...
7574282 Electronic directing system  
The present disclosure relates to an arrangement and an electronic navigational control system for a self-propelling device ( 5 ), preferably a lawn-mowing robot. The system comprises at lease one...
7573223 Device for demarcating an area  
A device for demarcating an area, in particular for limiting the freedom of movement of animals walking about freely, is provided with a demarcating element ( 2 ) that is connected with a first...
7568536 Omni-directional robot cleaner  
An omni-directional robot cleaner, composed of a platform and a plurality of driving units for driving and controlling the movement of the platform, in which the platform further comprises: a...
7567052 Robot navigation  
A directed beam emitter system for robot navigation in which a light beam emitter emits a modulated directed light beam of a first modulation and an omnidirectional diffuse light region emitter...
7554282 Method of controlling movement of robot, mobile robot, and computer program product  
A method of controlling movement of a robot, the method includes detecting a target person to be followed, following detected target person, detecting an environment of a current position around...
7525276 Vehicle having an articulator  
Systems and methods for a vehicle mounted articulator are described. A vehicle conveniently allows an articulator to be moved to various remote work sites. In one embodiment, the articulator can be...
7525274 Method and device for controlling a plurality of manipulators  
A method and a system for controlling a plurality of manipulators with a large number of control units associated with the manipulators in such a way that each control unit controls at least one...
7509177 Self-calibrating orienting system for a manipulating device  
The invention relates to the control of an orienting/positioning system comprising comprising at least a sensor and an actuator for controlling an orienting and/or positioning action adapted to...
7501780 Docking system  
A docking system includes: a station including: a light emitter comprising light emitting elements arranged in a circular arc form so as to cause optical axes of light generated from the light...
7477967 Method for automatically guiding a mining machine  
A method for automatically controlling a mining machine. In the method a route is determined for a mining machine ( 14 ) in the form of successive, interconnected segments in a coordinate system...
7468592 Apparatus for moving center of gravity of robot, and system and method using the same  
An apparatus for moving the center of gravity of a robot, and a system and method using the apparatus are provided. The apparatus includes a weight conveyor with a conveyed weight weighing a...
7463948 Robot control apparatus  
A robot control apparatus allows a plurality of mobile robots to carry out tasks at a reduced or minimized cost as a whole with consideration given to costs derived from an encounter with an...
7444206 Robotic vacuum cleaner  
An autonomous robot, that is for example, suitable for operations such as vacuuming and surface cleaning includes a payload configured for vacuum cleaning, a drive system including a steering...
7438766 Robot cleaner coordinates compensation method and a robot cleaner system using the same  
A coordinates compensation method of a robot cleaner using an angle sensor compensates coordinates of the robot cleaner with reference to absolute coordinates of a recharging station, so as to...
7436143 Miniature surveillance robot  
A robotic system has a drive chassis having a drive motor and a drive element attached to the first drive motor. Additionally, a motor controller system provides drive signals to the first drive...
7423402 Autonomous traveling unit system  
An autonomous traveling unit is advanced toward a wall such that a charging unit is located on the right side. When a distance to the wall reaches a predetermined value not smaller than a thickness...
7402972 Device for feeding an actuating drive that can be driven wirelessly  
An actuating drive ( 60 ), that can be fed by a battery ( 6 ), for an actuator ( 5 ) comprises a drive unit ( 61 ) for operating the actuator ( 5 ), and a control unit ( 62 ), capable of...
7397214 Wheeled moving robot  
A wheeled moving robot including a main body; wheels provided at least at opposite sides of the main body and configured to move the main body; an actuator configured to generate torque which...
7397213 Mobile robot and mobile robot charge station return system  
Disclosed are a mobile robot and a mobile robot charge station return system, the mobile robot having a simplified structure by commonly using a detection sensor capable of both receiving charge...
7389156 Autonomous surface cleaning robot for wet and dry cleaning  
An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a transport drive and control system arranged for autonomous movement of the robot over a floor for performing cleaning operations. The robot chassis...
7388343 Method and system for multi-mode coverage for an autonomous robot  
A control system for a mobile robot ( 10 ) is provided to effectively cover a given area by operating in a plurality of modes, including an obstacle following mode ( 51 ) and a random bounce mode (...
7388338 Device for braking a magnetic levitation railway  
A device is for braking a magnetic levitation railway, wherein the stator winding of a linear motor is short-circuited as a brake winding in a last section before an end of the route. There is a...
7359766 Robot cleaner and operating method thereof  
A robot cleaner comprises a suction unit installed within a cleaner body, for sucking dirt on a floor; a driving unit for moving the cleaner body; a wheel installed at a bottom of the cleaner body...
7349759 Area coverage with an autonomous robot  
A robotic system for systematically moving about an area to be covered. The system includes at least one boundary marker ( 48 ) located along the outer edge of the area to be covered, a robot ( 40...
7321807 Robotic wash cell using recycled pure water  
A robotic wash cell is provided and includes a six-axis robotic arm and end effector equipped with nozzles that spray unheated, solvent free, pure water at high-pressure to clean or debur objects...
7305287 AGV control system and method  
An automated guided vehicle control system and method which allows overall conveying time to be reduced by simultaneously moving a plurality of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) to working locations...
7274167 Position-recognizing system for self-moving robot  
Disclosed is a position-recognizing system of a self-moving robot. A position-recognizing system of a self-moving robot includes: a floor in which a magnet is inserted; and a self-moving robot...
7245760 Robot for making an interface surface  
A robot for marking an interface surface is provided. The interface surface has coded data identifying a plurality of locations on the interface surface printed thereon. The robot comprises: an...
7245094 Power output apparatus, motor vehicle equipped with power output apparatus, and control method of power output apparatus  
In the vehicle of the invention, when the temperature of an inverter 42 for driving a motor MG 2 linked to front wheels 62 a and 62 b reaches or exceeds a preset restriction start...
7211980 Robotic follow system and method  
Robot platforms, methods, and computer media are disclosed. The robot platform includes perceptors, locomotors, and a system controller, which executes instructions for a robot to follow a target...
7194334 Method of washing a contaminant from a surface via a robotic arm  
A robotic wash cell including a six-axis robotic arm and end effector equipped with nozzles that spray unheated, solvent free, pure water at high-pressure to clean or debur objects by maintaining...
7167775 Robotic vacuum cleaner  
An autonomous robot, that is for example, suitable for operations such as vacuuming and surface cleaning includes a payload configured for vacuum cleaning, a drive system including a steering...
7166983 Position calculation system for mobile robot and charging-stand return system and method using the same  
Disclosed herein is a mobile robot which is capable of accurately calculating a position of the wireless signal source using a wireless signal, and allowing the mobile robot to accurately and...
7162056 Systems and methods for the automated sensing of motion in a mobile robot using visual data  
The invention is related to methods and apparatus that detect motion by monitoring images from a video camera mounted on a mobile robot, such as an autonomously navigated mobile robot. Examples of...
7142956 Automatic steering system and method  
An automatic steering system and method are provided for a vehicle including an hydraulic primary steering system. The automatic steering system includes a guidance module with a GPS receiver and a...
7133745 Method for compensating rotational position error of robot cleaner  
A method for compensating a rotational position error of a robot cleaner is disclosed to reduce a rotational position error of a robot cleaner by compensating an offset value of a gyro sensor of...
7129670 Drive device for stepper motor and indicating apparatus using the same  
A drive device includes stepper motors, each having an excitation coil and a rotor rotating based on variation in the excitation state of the excitation coil; driven members, each moving in...
7119506 Drive controlling device of a motor-driven vehicle  
A motor control for an electric motor powered vehicle having an accelerator control connected to a control circuit for supplying the desired driving power that senses possible errors of various...
7107132 Programmable lawn mower  
A robotic apparatus for traversing a selected area autonomously that senses orientation relative to the Earth's magnetic field. The robotic apparatus is provided in two models, a master that can...
7103457 Programmable lawn mower  
A robotic apparatus for traversing a selected area autonomously that senses orientation relative to the Earth's magnetic field or other “environmental” signals. The robotic apparatus is...
7085623 Method and system for using short ranged wireless enabled computers as a service tool  
A handheld device for use in a wireless environment to operate an apparatus is provided. The handheld device sends a request to an apparatus controller to initiate a maintenance sequence. The...
7071648 Electrical charging system, electrical charging controlling method, robot apparatus, electrical charging device, electrical charging controlling program and recording medium  
A robot apparatus 1 is to be electrically charged autonomously. An electrical charging device 100 is provided with two markers, namely a main marker 118 and a sub-marker 119 , and the...
7054716 Sentry robot system  
A sentry robot system and method for operating the system is provided. In one embodiment, the robot system includes at least one functional robot with one or more environmental sensors and at least...