A floor cleaning system may include a docking station to which an autonomous floor cleaning machine can dock between cleaning operations. The docking station can provide power to the autonomous floor cleaning machine to recharge the batteries of the machine when not in use. The docking station may also supply fresh cleaning fluid to the floor cleaning machine and remove collected waste from the machine. In practice, the floor cleaning machine may itself become dirty over repeated use, such as when cleaning greasy floor surfaces. Accordingly, the docking station may include flushing orifices to clean the floor cleaning machine itself, such as with a degreasing composition.

In some examples, a moisture-proof mat is provided for an intelligent cleaning apparatus or an intelligent cleaning system. The intelligent cleaning apparatus is provided with a wet cleaning pad. The intelligent cleaning apparatus can be charged by a charging station. The moisture-proof mat may include an installation unit, configured to install the moisture-proof mat to the charging station. At least a portion of the moisture-proof mat is configured to be located under the wet cleaning pad (4) when the intelligent cleaning apparatus is charged by the charging station. When the intelligent cleaning apparatus is charged by the charging station, at least a portion of the moisture-proof mat is positioned under the intelligent cleaning apparatus.

Provided is a method for operating a robot, including capturing images of a workspace, comparing at least one object from the captured images to objects in an object dictionary, identifying a class to which the at least one object belongs using an object classification unit, instructing the robot to execute at least one action based on the object class identified, capturing movement data of the robot, and generating a planar representation of the workspace based on the captured images and the movement data, wherein the captured images indicate a position of the robot relative to objects within the workspace and the movement data indicates movement of the robot.

The invention is related to a mobile industrial autonomous device that can be used to perform different functions with the modules (8) of different features which can be easily changed by the user on the same platform. Although the main function targeted with the invention is the cleaning of indoor spaces, functions such as polishing, mowing, fertilizing, spraying etc. can also be provided by the robotic platform of the invention with modules that can be easily changed by the user. It will move automatically by the help of the lidar unit (4) and the camera units on the autonomous device, scan and map the environment and determine a route for itself accordingly and perform its function.

A cleaning robot system including a robot and a robot maintenance station. The robot includes a robot body, a drive system, a cleaning assembly, and a cleaning bin carried by the robot body and configured to receive debris agitated by the cleaning assembly. The robot maintenance station includes a station housing configured to receive the robot for maintenance. The station housing has an evacuation passageway exposed to a top portion of the received robot. The robot maintenance station also includes an air mover in pneumatic communication with the evacuation passageway and a collection bin carried by the station housing and in pneumatic communication with the evacuation passageway. The station housing and the robot body fluidly connect the evacuation passageway to the cleaning bin of the received robot. The air mover evacuates debris held in the robot cleaning bin to the collection bin through the evacuation passageway.

The present disclosure relates to a docking apparatus for a mobile robot including a sterilization unit, which emits germicidal light to a floor cloth to sterilize the floor cloth, and which includes: a germicidal lamp which vertically overlaps with the floor cloth of the mobile robot, and emits the germicidal light to a front end thereof; a diffusing part for diffusing the germicidal light to a rear end of the germicidal lamp; and a converging part for converging the germicidal light to a rear end of the diffusing part.

A mobile robot and a controlling method thereof of the present disclosure includes: a main body which travels in an area; a tool mounted at the main body to assist n cleaning; a holder onto which the tool is held; and a charging stand which supplies operating power to move the main body, wherein when the tool becomes separated from the holder, upon receiving a tool separation signal from the charging stand, the main body moves to a position of the tool so that the tool may be mounted at the main body. Accordingly, when the tool becomes separated, the mobile robot may detect a position of a user based on a map, and may move upon recognizing a user having the tool, without requiring the user to move, thereby enabling the user to mount the tool and designate an operation in a convenient manner.

An autonomous floor cleaning system includes an autonomous floor cleaner with a docking station. The docking station is configured to performing maintenance for the robot, such as washing mopping pads or refilling the supply tank. Methods for servicing or performing maintenance on an autonomous floor cleaner by a docking station are disclosed.

A cleaning robot includes a cleaning device for cleaning and a driving device for travelling. The cleaning robot is provided with an operating mode and a self-cleaning mode. The self-cleaning method includes: controlling the cleaning robot to enter the self-cleaning mode; controlling the cleaning device to operate and the driving device to stop operating after entering the self-cleaning mode. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, efficient, integrated, and comprehensive cleaning tasks can be implemented by a cleaning robot by controlling the cleaning robot to enter a self-cleaning mode and complete a self-cleaning operation under a particular condition.

A water tank assembly including a tank body and a one-way valve is provided. The tank body is defined with a clean water cavity communicated with an external pipeline through a water inlet channel, the external pipeline is capable of transporting water to the clean water cavity. The one-way valve is arranged in the water inlet channel and has a first and a second state. During delivering clean water to the clean water cavity, the one-way valve is in the first state to allow water in the external pipeline to be delivered to the clean water cavity, and when clean water is stopped to supply to the clean water cavity, the one-way valve is changed to the second state to restrict the water in the water inlet channel flowing out, such that outflow of the clean water from the water inlet channel is blocked when the external pipeline is removed.