Patent ID: 11947015
Assignee: AI INCORPORATED
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. A method for covering a work environment by a robot, comprising:
capturing, with at least one sensor of the robot, data indicative of operational hazards within a work environment;
generating, with a processor of the robot, a map of the work environment based on data obtained from at least some sensors of the robot;

identifying, with the processor, at least one room in the map;
determining, with the processor, an object type of an operational hazard based on extracted features of the operational hazard and a database of various object types and their features;
updating, with the processor, the map to include the object type of the operational hazard at a location in which the operational hazard was encountered by the robot;
generating, with the processor, a coverage plan for areas of the work environment;
executing, with the robot, the coverage plan, wherein the processor alters the coverage plan causing the robot to maneuver around a detected operational hazard in a path of the robot;

receiving, with the processor, information from an application of a communication device paired with the robot, wherein the application is configured to receive an input designating a schedule of the robot, a command to clean, a new or updated path of the robot, preferences in different areas of the work environment, a command to navigate to a particular location, and a command to clean a particular area;
actuating, with the processor, the robot to implement the information received;
capturing, with a sensor, debris data indicative of at least presence and absence of debris in locations within the work environment;
determining, with the processor, areas of the work environment with a high presence of debris; and
updating, with the processor, the map to distinguish the areas with high presence of debris.