A robotic cleaning system may include a robotic cleaner having a robotic cleaner dust cup and a docking station having a docking station dust cup configured to fluidly couple to the robotic cleaner dust cup. The docking station dust cup may include a first debris collection chamber, a second debris collection chamber fluidly coupled to the first debris collection chamber, and a filter fluidly coupled to the first debris collection chamber and the second debris collection chamber.

An apparatus including a container including an interior area for housing a liquid; a plurality of casters in operative connection with the container for container movement; a liquid inlet port configured to receive a liquid into the interior area; a liquid outlet port configured to discharge liquid from the interior area; and a sealed chamber enclosing a pump in fluid connection with the interior area and the liquid outlet port, a pump motor to drive the pump, and a power source to provide electrical power to the motor, wherein the motor and the power source are in operative connection via at least one circuit, wherein the power source is operative to deliver power to the pump, and wherein the pump is operative to draw liquid from the interior to be discharged therefrom.

A robotic vacuum cleaner docking station has a mechanical transfer mechanism that is used to transfer dirt from a robotic vacuum cleaner to a docking station.

A robot configured to perceive a model of an environment, including: a chassis; a set of wheels; a plurality of sensors; a processor; and memory storing instructions that when executed by the processor effectuates operations including: capturing a plurality of data while the robot moves within the environment; perceiving the model of the environment based on at least a portion of the plurality of data, the model being a top view of the environment; storing the model of the environment in a memory accessible to the processor; and transmitting the model of the environment and a status of the robot to an application of a smartphone previously paired with the robot.

A debris bin includes a box body, a debris suction opening, and a debris outlet opening. The box body has an inner cavity. The debris suction opening is defined on the box body and communicates with the inner cavity of the box body. The debris outlet opening is defined on the box body and communicates with the inner cavity of the box body. The inner cavity is provided with a supporting surface for supporting debris. The supporting surface is inclined, and a top edge of the supporting surface and a bottom edge of the supporting surface are arranged parallel to each other and horizontally. The debris outlet opening is located at a side of the bottom edge of the supporting surface.

A mobile robot. The mobile robot comprises a robot housing (10), two moving components (40), a container apparatus (20), and a cleaning component (50); the moving components are mounted on the robot housing for moving the mobile robot; the cleaning component comprises a main brush (520) provided laterally relative to a normal forward direction (f) of the mobile robot; the main brush is mounted on the robot housing and at or near a part of the robot housing, at which position a transverse width is largest; extension of the main brush in a direction perpendicular to the normal forward direction of the mobile robot is not interfered with by the moving components. The mobile robot has a larger main brush width, and thus the working width of the mobile robot is increased.

A method for controlling one or more operations of an autonomous mobile robot maneuverable within a home includes establishing wireless communication between an autonomous mobile robot and a remote computing system and, in response to receiving a wireless command signal from the remote computing system, initiating one or more operations of the autonomous mobile robot. The autonomous mobile robot is remote from an audio media device stationed within the home. The audio media device is capable of receiving and emitting audio. The remote computing system is configured to associate identification data of the autonomous mobile robot with identification data of the audio media device. The wireless command signal corresponds to an audible user command received by the audio media device.

An autonomous coverage robot includes a chassis, a drive system configured to maneuver the robot, and a cleaning assembly. The cleaning assembly includes a cleaning assembly housing and at least one driven sweeper brush. The robot includes a controller and a removable sweeper bin configured to receive debris agitated by the driven sweeper brush. The sweeper bin includes an emitter disposed on an interior surface of the bin and a receiver disposed remotely from the emitter on the interior surface of the bin and configured to receive an emitter signal. The emitter and the receiver are disposed such that a threshold level of accumulation of debris in the sweeper bin blocks the receiver from receiving emitter emissions. The robot includes a bin controller disposed in the sweeper bin and monitoring a detector signal and initiating a bin full routine upon determining a bin debris accumulation level requiring service.

A robot cleaner provided with a shutter to open or close an inlet of a dust box when the dust box is separated from a body of the robot cleaner. Another robot cleaner, which docks with an automatic exhaust station, is also disclosed, together with the automatic exhaust station. The latter robot cleaner includes a shutter to be automatically opened by air discharged from the automatic exhaust station in a docked state of the robot cleaner to exhaust dust from the dust box, in order to allow even heavy dust to be easily exhausted.

A debris monitoring system includes a receptacle, a first and a second emitter, and a first receiver. The receptacle defines an opening to receive debris into the receptacle. The first and second emitter are each arranged to emit a signal across at least a portion of the opening. The first receiver is proximate to the first emitter to receive reflections of the signal emitted by the first emitter, and the first receiver is disposed toward the opening to receive an unreflected portion of the signal emitted by the second emitter across at least a portion of the opening.