Patent ID: 8106626
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: A01D,A47L,B25J,B60L,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A robot that can automatically dock into a battery charging station, the robot comprising: a chassis including an upper surface and a lower surface; three wheels mounted on the lower surface and configured for moving the robot; three extendable legs protruding from the lower surface of the chassis and capable of extending to lift the robot; a driving motor configured for driving the wheels to rotate and driving the extendable legs to extend or retract; a detection sensor mounted on the robot and being configured for detecting and receiving signals emitted from the battery charging station; a control device electrically coupled with the detection sensor and the driving motor, the control device being configured for receiving the signals detected by the detection sensor and determining the location of the robot with respect to the battery charging station according to the signals, and driving the robot to move towards the battery charging station, and controlling the legs to extend to lift the robot; a shell mounted over the chassis and comprising an outer surface and an inner surface; a power source mounted on the inner surface of the shell and electrically coupled to the control device; a connector located on the outer surface of the shell and being electrically coupled to the power source and configured for electrically coupling with the battery charging station when the robot has been lifted.