Patent ID: 11903554
Assignee: VIABOT INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A  B  E | IPC A  B  G

Claim 0:
1. A system, comprising:
a sweeper module;
a robot, said robot having a chassis defining an interior space of the robot, the interior space configured to accommodate the sweeper module, said robot configured to engage and disengage the sweeper module, wherein engaging the sweeper module secures the sweeper module to the robot in the interior space, wherein when the sweeper module is secured to the robot, then the robot is capable of moving the sweeper module over a surface;
a dock assembly configured for docking of the robot, said dock assembly having an alignment platform that is configured to receive the sweeper module from the robot when the robot is docked and disengages the sweeper module,
said alignment platform having a plurality of cones positioned on a top side of the alignment platform, the plurality of cones being configured to engage a plurality of holes positioned on an underside of the sweeper module when the sweeper module becomes disengaged from the robot, wherein the plurality of cones enable self-alignment of the alignment platform to the sweeper module as the plurality of cones engage the plurality of holes,
said alignment platform further having a plurality of support pads positioned on a bottom side of the alignment platform, the support pads configured to rest on a plurality of bearings that permit lateral movement of the alignment platform when the plurality of cones engage the plurality of holes and the alignment platform self-aligns to the sweeper module.