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Samsung patents robot vacuum that moves objects to a specific spot

This patent describes a robot vacuum that uses sensors to identify objects on the floor and checks its battery level before acting. If the battery is low, it avoids the object; if the battery is sufficient, it identifies the object type and either avoids it or pushes it to a designated location.

Why it mattersIt adds a layer of smart decision-making to robot vacuums, allowing them to tidy up specific items rather than just cleaning around them.

In the filing’s own words

Provided is a robot cleaner includes: a sensor; at least one memory storing one or more instructions; and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor, by executing the one or more instructions, is configured to identify a plurality of objects based on sensing data acquired through the sensor, identify a target object located on a travel surface of the robot cleaner among the plurality of objects, acquire power information indicating remaining power of the robot cleaner, determine whether to avoid the target object based on a result of comparing the power information with a threshold power value, based on the power information being less than the threshold power value, control the robot cleaner to travel to avoid the target object, based on the power information being greater than or equal to the threshold power value, acquire feature information of the target object based on the sensing data, acquire type information of the target object based on the feature information, based on the type information including a predetermined type, control the robot cleaner to travel to avoid the target object, and based on the type information not including the predetermined type, control the robot cleaner to travel based on a movement path for moving the target object to a target location.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A robot cleaner comprising: a sensor; at least one memory storing one or more instructions; and at least one processor, wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the robot cleaner to: identify a plurality of objects based on sensing data acquired through the sensor, identify a target object located on a travel surface of the robot cleaner among the plurality of objects, acquire power information indicating remaining power of the robot cleaner, compare the remaining power with a threshold power value, based on the remaining power being less than the threshold power value, control the robot cleaner to travel to avoid the target object, based on the remaining power being greater than or equal to the threshold power value, acquire feature information of the target object based on the sensing data, acquire type information of the target object based on the feature information, determine whether the type information includes a predetermined type, based on the type information including the predetermined type, control the robot cleaner to travel to avoid the target object, and based on the type information not including the predetermined type, control the robot cleaner to travel based on a movement path for moving the target object to a target location.

Facts

Company
Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title
Robot cleaner and controlling method thereof
Patent number
US12736984B2
Application number
18947799
Filed
Nov 14, 2024
Granted
Sep 15, 2026
Inventors
2
Claims
20

Classified under

G05D 1/6484 Physics & computingA47L 9/009 Human necessitiesA47L 9/2826 Human necessitiesA47L 9/2852 Human necessitiesA47L 11/4002 Human necessitiesA47L 11/4011 Human necessities
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