A map-building method for a robot is provided. The method includes: controlling the robot to travel toward a target point; processing the target point according to the exploration point information; and in response to that, the robot arrives at the target point, collecting map-building data of the region to be explored in order to update an environmental spatial map of the robot.

There is provided a moving robot including a light projector, an image sensor and a processing unit. The light projector projects a vertical light segment and a horizontal light segment toward a moving direction. The image sensor captures, toward the moving direction, an image frame containing a first light segment image associated with the vertical light segment and a second light segment image associated with the horizontal light segment. The processing unit recognizes a plush carpet in the moving direction when a vibration intensity of the second light segment image is higher than a predetermined threshold, and an obstacle height calculated according to the first light segment image is larger than a height threshold.

A cleaning robot for detecting a floor while moving around and a method of controlling the cleaning robot are provided. The method includes identifying, by the cleaning robot, a fibrous floor area through a floor detection sensor while the cleaning robot moves around on a cleaning area, determining, by the cleaning robot, based on at least one of a size of the fibrous floor area or a location of the fibrous floor area on a map of the cleaning area, whether the fibrous floor area is a defecation pad area, and causing, based on determining that the fibrous floor area is the defecation pad area, the cleaning robot to move around while avoiding the fibrous floor area.

A method for autonomously servicing a first cleaning component of a battery-operated mobile device, including: inferring, with a processor of the mobile device, a value of at least one environmental characteristic based on sensor data captured by a sensor disposed on the mobile device; actuating, with a controller of the mobile device, a first actuator interacting with the first cleaning component to at least one of: turn on, turn off, reverse direction, and increase or decrease in speed such that the first cleaning component engages or disengages based on the value of at least one environmental characteristic or at least one user input received by an application of a smartphone paired with the mobile device; and dispensing, by a maintenance station, water from a clean water container of the maintenance station for washing the first cleaning component when the mobile device is docked at the maintenance station.

A method includes receiving sensor data collected by an autonomous mobile robot as the autonomous mobile robot moves about an environment, the sensor data being indicative of sensor events and locations associated with the sensor events. The method includes identifying a subset of the sensor events based on the locations. The method includes providing, to a user computing device, data indicative of a recommended behavior control zone in the environment, the recommended behavior control zone containing a subset of the locations associated with the subset of the sensor events. The method includes defining, in response to a user selection from the user computing device, a behavior control zone such that the autonomous mobile robot initiates a behavior in response to encountering the behavior control zone, the behavior control zone being based on the recommended behavior control zone.

A method for autonomously servicing a first cleaning component of a battery-operated mobile device, including: inferring, with a processor of the mobile device, a value of at least one environmental characteristic based on sensor data captured by a sensor disposed on the mobile device; actuating, with a controller of the mobile device, a first actuator interacting with the first cleaning component to at least one of: turn on, turn off, reverse direction, and increase or decrease in speed such that the first cleaning component engages or disengages based on the value of at least one environmental characteristic or at least one user input received by an application of a smartphone paired with the mobile device; and dispensing, by a maintenance station, water from a clean water container of the maintenance station for washing the first cleaning component when the mobile device is docked at the maintenance station.

A method of estimating a location of a cleaning machine include performing a mapping of a surrounding environment with an intelligence module of the cleaning machine. A path of the cleaning machine is recorded while the cleaning machine is in use. The cleaning machine is connected to a cloud computer. Data is shared from the cleaning machine with the cloud computer. At least one of a state of position, speed, acceleration, angular heading, a rate of rotation, a rate of acceleration, or a combination thereof of the cleaning machine is then estimated.

An escaping method for a cleaning robot having a surface medium sensor includes detecting a surface medium change signal in response to the robot encountering an obstacle and turning along an edge of a first surface medium area. The robot searches a pre-established room map to determine whether a second surface medium area exists in the map and performs an escaping strategy. If the second surface medium area is present, the robot determines whether a bypass route exists based on the map and the boundary of the second area. The robot travels along the route if it exists, or returns along a cleaned route if it does not. If the second surface medium area is not in the map, the robot scans and stores edge information. The method also includes detecting entry into the second area and retreating if entry occurs.

A robotic work tool system (200) comprising a robotic work tool (100) comprising a controller (110), the controller (110) being configured to determine an area locality (310) associated with a hindrance; determine a classifier (C) associated with the area locality (310); and determine an action for the robotic work tool (100), wherein the action is based on the classifier (C).

An intelligent mobile device and a control method therefore are described. The method includes: acquiring, when the intelligent mobile apparatus is trap, first ground medium attribute information of a trapping region, where the first ground medium attribute information includes ground medium attribute information of the trapping region; and controlling, if the first ground medium attribute information matches target ground medium attribute information, the intelligent mobile apparatus to leave the trapping region and re-enter the trapping region in a direction different from a direction in which the intelligent mobile apparatus enters the trapping region.