A cleaning system (100) including a body (105), a motor (140) supported by the body (100), a sensor (325) configured to sense a characteristic of the motor (140), the characteristic selected from a group consisting of current, voltage, and power. The system (100) further includes a controller (305). The controller (305) is connected to the motor 140 and the sensor (325). The controller (305) includes an electronic processor (330) and a memory (335). The controller (305) is configured to receive, from the sensor (325), a signal indicative of the characteristic of the motor (140), determine, based on the signal, an integral of the signal over time, and operate the motor (140) based on the integral of the signal over time.

Provided is a robot, including: a main brush; a peripheral brush; a first actuator; a first sensor; one or more processors; and memory storing instructions that when executed by at least some of the one or more processors effectuate operations including: determining a first location of the robot; obtaining first data indicative of an environmental characteristic of the first location; adjusting a first operational parameter of the first actuator based on the sensed first data; and forming or updating a debris map of the working environment based on data output by the first sensor or another sensor configured to collect data indicative of an existence of debris on a floor, wherein the debris map at least indicates areas covered by the robot and with a high level of debris accumulation; and an application of a communication device paired with the robot and configured to at least display the debris map.

An automatically moving floor treating device has an electric motor-driven drive, an obstacle detection device, a sensor system, and an evaluation and control device. To analyze further properties of the floor surface, the evaluation and control device controls the drive of the floor treating device so that the floor treating device rotates around a defined location point of the floor surface. The evaluation and control means is furthermore configured to evaluate the parameter, which is detected by the sensor system during the rotation or movement of the floor treating device around the defined location point of the floor surface, and to determine an angle-dependent anisotropy of the parameter of the floor surface based on an anisotropy of the parameter of the floor surface based on defined different directions in space of the surrounding area, and to enter them in the surrounding area map by specifying an angular coordinate.

A robot cleaner and a method for controlling the same are disclosed, which perform efficient cleaning by controlling a suction force or traveling route of the robot cleaner. The robot cleaner detects load applied to wheels of the robot cleaner so as to increase reliability and accuracy in floor state decision, thereby recognizing a floor state. The robot cleaner recognizes a floor state by combining load applied to wheels of the robot cleaner, load applied to brushes, and acceleration information of the robot cleaner with one another in a complementary manner, thereby increasing accuracy in floor state decision. The robot cleaner includes a traveling portion configured to include a traveling wheel to move a main body, and a wheel motor to provide the traveling wheel with drive power, a cleaning portion configured to include a brush module formed at a lower part of the main body to scatter dust or foreign substances accumulated on a floor on which the main body travels, and a suction module to suction the scattered dust or foreign substances, and a controller configured to determine a state of the floor, and control a suction force of the suction module and a traveling route of the main body according to the determined floor state.

A cleaning system including an energy storage device receptacle, a motor controlled via a motor control circuit, a switch, and a control circuit. The energy storage device receptacle is configured to selectively receive an energy storage device. The switch is electrically connected to the energy storage device receptacle. The switch has an on position and an off position. The control circuit is electrically connected to the switch. The control circuit is configured to output power from the energy storage device to the motor control circuit when the switch is in the on position, and prohibit power from the energy storage device to the motor control circuit when the switch is in the off position.

An autonomous cleaning device is provided. The autonomous cleaning device includes: a device body; and a drive module, a cleaning module and a sensing module, wherein the drive module, the cleaning module and the sensing module are detachably assembled to the device body, respectively.

The present disclosure provides a floor cleaner that includes a replaceable component, such as a brushroll or a filter. The floor cleaner has a detection mechanism comprising a magnet on the replaceable component and a Hall Effect sensor positioned to detect the permanent magnet when the replaceable component is correctly installed on the floor cleaner. Operation of one or more electrically-powered components of the floor cleaner is prevented when the permanent magnet is not detected by the Hall Effect sensor.

An autonomous cleaning device is provided. The autonomous cleaning device includes: a device body; and a drive module, a cleaning module and a sensing module, wherein the drive module, the cleaning module and the sensing module are detachably assembled to the device body, respectively.

A robotic vacuum cleaner equipped with a holonomic drive that can drive in a given direction, e.g., north (with its assigned orientation being north) and move in a different direction, e.g., east, north-east, or any direction) while maintaining its assigned orientation or that of any desired portion of the robot such as an intake, bank of sensors, or any other portion of the robot that is needed for a particular maneuver.

Embodiments provide a plurality of personalized, user selectable styles. Each style is determined by a combination of dimensions. Each style, except the default balanced style, prioritizes one of the dimensions over the other cleaning dimensions. In one embodiment, the styles are cleaning styles and the cleaning dimensions are cleaning time, coverage and obstacle avoidance. The cleaning styles are gentle, fast, thorough and balanced. The gentle style protects expensive furniture, with obstacle avoidance prioritized over cleaning time and coverage. The fast style cleans quickly, prioritizing cleaning time over coverage and obstacle avoidance. The thorough style prioritizes coverage over cleaning time and obstacle avoidance. The balanced style prioritizes all three cleaning dimensions substantially the same. The prioritization is achieved through adjustments to the autonomous robot navigation. User selection of a style can be achieved directly or automatically based on various mechanisms, such as user history.