Patent ID: 11864697
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  B  G | IPC A  B  G

Claim 0:
1. A robot cleaner comprising:
a spin module including left and right spin mops configured to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise while being in contact with a floor, and a spin drive unit including at least one motor connected to the left and right spin mops and configured to drive the left and right spin mops;
a sensor unit comprising a plurality of sensors; and
a controller configured to:
determine a specific area of the floor to be a contaminated area based on data detected by the sensor unit,
control the robot cleaner to perform a skirting traveling operation wherein the robot cleaner skirts around the contaminated area, or a concentrated cleaning operation wherein the robot cleaner cleans the floor in the specific area, and
determine the specific area to be the contaminated area based on a change in load current of the at least one motor connected to the left and right spin mops.