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Maneuvering robotic vehicles having a positionable sensor head
Configurations are provided for vehicular robots or other vehicles to provide shifting of their centers of gravity for enhanced obstacle navigation. Various head and neck morphologies are provided...
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US20100001478 |
Wheeled Platforms
A wheeled platform 100 is disclosed, which is characterized by high mobility and reliability, and which can be used in a wide range of applications including transport and robotic devices. The...
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7636982 |
Autonomous floor cleaning robot
An autonomous floor-cleaning robot comprising a housing infrastructure including a chassis, a power subsystem; for providing the energy to power the autonomous floor-cleaning robot, a motive...
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US20090319083 |
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...
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US20090314554 |
ROBOTIC VEHICLE
A mobile robot includes a chassis defining at least one chassis volume and first and second sets of right and left driven flippers associated with the chassis. Each flipper has a drive wheel and...
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US20090292393 |
Obstacle Following Sensor Scheme For A Mobile Robot
A robot obstacle detection system including a robot housing which navigates with respect to a surface and a sensor subsystem aimed at the surface for detecting the surface. The sensor subsystem...
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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...
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US20090265036 |
ROBOT OPERATOR CONTROL UNIT CONFIGURATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
A unified framework is provided for building common functionality into diverse operator control units. A set of tools is provided for creating controller configurations for varied robot types....
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7600593 |
Robotic vehicle with dynamic range actuators
A robotic vehicle including a chassis having front and rear ends, an electric power source supported by the chassis, and multiple drive assemblies supporting the chassis. Each drive assembly...
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US20090254217 |
Robotics Systems
A method of controlling a robot includes running multiple applications on a processor, where each application has a robot controller and an action selection engine. Each application is in...
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7597162 |
Robotic platform
An articulated tracked vehicle that has a main section, which includes a main frame, and a forward section. The main frame has two sides and a front end, and includes a pair of parallel main...
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US20090241826 |
SUBMERSIBLE VEHICLES AND METHODS FOR TRANSITING THE SAME IN A BODY OF LIQUID
A submersible vehicle for use in a body of liquid includes a vehicle body, a pair of fins coupled to the vehicle body on opposed sides thereof, and a dihedral angle control system. The dihedral...
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US20090232506 |
Method and Device for Controlling a Remote Vehicle
A system and method for controlling a remote vehicle comprises a hand-held controller including a laser generator for generating a laser beam. The hand-held controller is manipulable to aim and...
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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...
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7571511 |
Autonomous floor-cleaning robot
An autonomous floor-cleaning robot comprises a self-adjusting cleaning head subsystem that includes a dual-stage brush assembly having counter-rotating, asymmetric brushes and an adjacent, but...
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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...
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US20090180668 |
System and method for cooperative remote vehicle behavior
A method for facilitating cooperation between humans and remote vehicles comprises creating image data, detecting humans within the image data, extracting gesture information from the image data,...
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7559269 |
Remote digital firing system
A remote digital firing system includes a firing circuit operative to fire remote mission payloads, a firing control panel linked to the firing circuit, and a digital code plug configured to...
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US20090173553 |
Robotic Platform
A method of negotiating an obstacle including driving an articulated vehicle along a drive direction over a surface, driving the articulated vehicle to approach an obstacle with a rearward portion...
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7556108 |
Robotic platform
An articulated tracked vehicle that has a main section, which includes a main frame, and a forward section. The main frame has two sides and a front end, and includes a pair of parallel main...
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7546912 |
Communications spooler for a mobile robot
A cable handling system mounted to a mobile robot to dispense and retrieve cable at zero tension includes a cable reel drive and a downstream tension roller drive that includes an idler. As a cable...
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7546891 |
Robotic platform
An articulated tracked vehicle that has a main section, which includes a main frame, and a forward section. The main frame has two sides and a front end, and includes a pair of parallel main...
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US20090145671 |
Robotic Vehicle with Dynamic Range Actuators
A robotic vehicle including a chassis having front and rear ends, an electric power source supported by the chassis, and multiple drive assemblies supporting the chassis. Each drive assembly...
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7539557 |
Autonomous mobile robot
A mobile robot is equipped with a range finder and a stereo vision system. The mobile robot is capable of autonomously navigating through urban terrain, generating a map based on data from the...
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US20090107738 |
Robotic Platform
An articulated vehicle including a main frame, a drive system disposed on the main frame, and at least one arm having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the at least one arm being...
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US20090065271 |
Robotic Platform
An articulated tracked vehicle that has a main section, which includes a main frame, and a forward section. The main frame has two sides and a front end, and includes a pair of parallel main...
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7499804 |
System and method for multi-modal control of an autonomous vehicle
System and method for multi-modal control of a vehicle. Actuators (e.g., linkages) manipulate input devices (e.g., articulation controls and drive controls, such as a throttle, brake, accelerator,...
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7499776 |
Systems and methods for control of an unmanned ground vehicle
Systems and methods for interruptible autonomous control of a vehicle. Autonomous control is achieved by using actuators that interact with input devices in the vehicle. The actuators (e.g.,...
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7499775 |
System and method for terrain feature tracking
System and method for tracking obstacles by an autonomous vehicle. Localization sensors (i.e., sensors to measure pitch, roll, and yaw, and systems including an inertial navigation system, a...
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7499774 |
System and method for processing safety signals in an autonomous vehicle
System and method for processing a safety signal in an autonomous vehicle. Safety signals are typically generated in response to the detection of unsafe conditions or are sent by the vehicle...
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US20090055022 |
OBSTACLE FOLLOWING SENSOR SCHEME FOR A MOBILE ROBOT
A robot obstacle detection system including a robot housing which navigates with respect to a surface and a sensor subsystem aimed at the surface for detecting the surface. The sensor subsystem...
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US20090045766 |
OBSTACLE FOLLOWING SENSOR SCHEME FOR A MOBILE ROBOT
A robot obstacle detection system including a robot housing which navigates with respect to a surface and a sensor subsystem aimed at the surface for detecting the surface. The sensor subsystem...
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US20090044370 |
REMOVING DEBRIS FROM CLEANING ROBOTS
A cleaning robot system includes a robot and a robot maintenance station. The robot includes a chassis, a drive system configured to maneuver the robot as directed by a controller, and a cleaning...
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D586959 |
Autonomous coverage robot
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US20090038089 |
Debris Sensor for Cleaning Apparatus
A piezoelectric debris sensor and associated signal processor responsive to debris strikes enable an autonomous or non-autonomous cleaning device to detect the presence of debris and in response,...
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US20090037024 |
Robot Operator Control Unit Configuration System and Method
A unified framework is provided for building common functionality into diverse operator control units. A set of tools is provided for creating controller configurations for varied robot types....
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US20090007366 |
Coverage Robot Mobility
An autonomous coverage robot includes a body having at least one outer wall, a drive system disposed on the body and configured to maneuver the robot over a work surface, and a cleaning assembly...
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US20080307590 |
Autonomous Floor-Cleaning Robot
An autonomous floor-cleaning robot comprising a housing infrastructure including a chassis, a power subsystem; for providing the energy to power the autonomous floor-cleaning robot, a motive...
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7459871 |
Debris sensor for cleaning apparatus
A piezoelectric debris sensor and associated signal processor responsive to debris strikes enable an autonomous or non-autonomous cleaning device to detect the presence of debris and in response,...
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US20080294288 |
Autonomous Mobile Robot
A mobile robot is equipped with a range finder and a stereo vision system. The mobile robot is capable of autonomously navigating through urban terrain, generating a map based on data from the...
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US20080282494 |
Modular robot
A coverage robot including a chassis, multiple drive wheel assemblies disposed on the chassis, and a cleaning assembly carried by the chassis. Each drive wheel assembly including a drive wheel...
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US20080281470 |
AUTONOMOUS COVERAGE ROBOT SENSING
An autonomous coverage robot detection system includes an emitter configured to emit a directed beam, a detector configured to detect the directed beam and a controller configured to direct the...
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US20080276408 |
AUTONOMOUS COVERAGE ROBOT
A surface treatment robot includes a chassis having forward and rear ends and a drive system carried by the chassis. The drive system includes right and left driven wheels and is configured to...
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US20080276407 |
Compact Autonomous Coverage Robot
An autonomous coverage robot includes a chassis having forward and rearward portions and a drive system carried by the chassis. The forward portion of the chassis defines a substantially...
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US20080266254 |
Control System for a Remote Vehicle
A control system for operation of a remote vehicle comprises a twin-grip hand-held controller having a volume of less than 1 liter and a weight of less than 1 lb. The twin-grip hand-held controller...
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US20080264456 |
GUTTER CLEANING ROBOT
A gutter cleaning robot can traverse rain gutters to agitate and remove debris. The gutter cleaning robot is equipped with a debris auger at a front end that contacts and ejects the debris, and has...
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7441298 |
Coverage robot mobility
An autonomous coverage robot includes a chassis, a drive system to maneuver the robot, an edge cleaning head carried, and a controller. The controller is configured to monitor motor current...
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US20080236907 |
Robotic Platform
An articulated tracked vehicle that has a main section, which includes a main frame, and a forward section. The main frame has two sides and a front end, and includes a pair of parallel main...
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7430455 |
Obstacle following sensor scheme for a mobile robot
A robot obstacle detection system including a robot housing which navigates with respect to a surface and a sensor subsystem aimed at the surface for detecting the surface. The sensor subsystem...
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7429843 |
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 (...
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