Systems and methods for a universal connection interface between a robot and a plurality of modular attachments are disclosed. The connection interface includes a data connection and a dynamic amplifier configured to adjust output of at least one electromechanically coupled mechanical output; and a processor configured to control gain of the dynamic amplifier.

The present disclosure relates to a charging device for a robot cleaner, and more particularly, to a charging device which is for a robot cleaner and includes: a main body that forms the exterior and is provided to charge a robot cleaner including a plurality of cliff detection sensors; and an arrangement plate that constitutes a lower part of the main body and has, on the upper surface, a charging terminal for charging the robot cleaner. A plurality of pads provided so that the robot cleaner receives different signals through the plurality of cliff detection sensors may be formed on the upper surface of the arrangement plate.

A robot cleaning system includes a mobile cleaning robot, a robot docking station, and a camera. The mobile cleaning robot includes a drive operable to move the mobile cleaning robot across a floor surface, a cleaning assembly configured to clean the floor surface, and a debris bin. The robot docking station includes a housing and a platform defined in the housing, the platform configured to receive the mobile cleaning robot in a docking position. The camera is configured to capture imagery of an underside of the mobile cleaning robot. In some implementations, the camera is disposed on or within the mobile cleaning robot. In some implementations, the camera is disposed in the platform of the robot docking station.

Disclosed is a mobile robot for determining a type and position of a home appliance present within in a traveling area and controlling the home appliance according to a control command or a situation. The mobile robot includes a controller for determining the type and position of the home appliance positioned within the traveling area based on the image acquired through an image acquisition unit, and for generating and outputting a home appliance map that is a traveling area map on which at least one of the type or position of the home appliance is indicated, wherein the home appliance is remotely controlled according to a control command of a user, a situation is determined according to the acquired information without a control command, and a home appliance appropriate for a specific situation is controlled.

A cleaning method includes controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to fly to a region of a wall body according to a path to be cleaned, determining a distance between the UAV and a wall surface of the region of the wall body based on a cleaning mode, and controlling the UAV to clean the wall surface via the cleaning mode and at the determined distance away from the wall surface.

The disclosure discloses a debris collecting base station, a cleaning robot and a cleaning system. The debris collecting base station cooperates with the cleaning robot. The cleaning robot has a debris outlet for discharging debris. The debris collecting base station includes a base, a debris collecting device, a first communication component and a microcontroller. The base has a debris intake passageway. One end of the debris intake passageway pneumatically interfaces with the debris outlet, the debris collecting device is mounted on the base and is communicated with the end of the debris intake passageway away from the debris outlet. The microcontroller is electrically connected to the first communication component and the debris collecting device, which controls the first communication component to send and receive interactive signals with the cleaning robot and controls working modes of the debris collecting base station based on the interactive signals.

A detection method, a mobile robot and a storage medium belong to the technology field of the intelligent robot. The method applied to the mobile robot includes: obtaining a first region environment map through the detection sensor detecting the region environment; generating a detection target point based on the first region environment map; generating a first detection path based on the detection target point; obtaining a second region environment map through the detection sensor detecting the region environment during a movement according to the first detection path; in response to detecting that path detection executed by the mobile robot is over, generating the first detection path based on the second region environment map, determining a third region environment map according to the first detection path; loop executing an operation of determining the region environment map until the mobile robot detects that the entire region environment map is drawn.

This application discloses a cleaning control method applied to be executed by a cleaning robot used with a base station when cleans an unknown area to be cleaned. The method includes: obtaining an area map representing an area to be cleaned or a sub-area to be cleaned which is an uncleaned area in the area to be cleaned; determining a first cleaning starting point of the area to be cleaned or the sub-area to be cleaned based on the area map, the first cleaning starting point being a point on an edge of the area to be cleaned or the sub-area to be cleaned opposite to the cleaning direction; and performing a cleaning operation on the area to be cleaned or the sub-area to be cleaned from the first cleaning starting point. A device, a cleaning robot and a storage medium are also disclosed.

A robot cleaner and a charging device capable of determining whether contact is made between charging terminals of the charging device and the robot cleaner are provided. The charging device may include a charging circuit including at least one terminal having at least a portion exposed to the outside, at least one object sensor to detect at least one identification object arranged in a robot cleaner, the at least one object sensor being arranged separately from the at least one terminal configured, and at least one processor configured to control the charging circuit to apply a voltage to the at least one terminal in response to the at least one object sensor detecting the at least one identification object.

An autonomous floor cleaner or floor cleaning robot can include an autonomously moveable housing and a drive system for autonomously moving the autonomously moveable housing over a surface to be cleaned based on inputs from a controller. A brush chamber, a debris receptacle, and a supply tank can be formed as a unitary assembly removable from the autonomously moveable housing.