Patent ID: 8601637

Claim:
Apparatus for detection, treatment or collection of a quantity of solid or semi-solid animal excrement from a surface comprising: a robotic vehicle including: a chassis, selectively operable navigation assembly for navigating said vehicle over a selected area of the surface, sensors for detecting one or more properties of a perceived quantity of animal excrement, and outputting to said central controller unit one or more signals representative of the one or more properties, a central controller unit having a processor for analyzing said one or more signals received therein to represent a location of the perceived quantity of animal excrement relative to said robotic vehicle, and developing one or more output signals to said navigation assembly for navigating said robotic vehicle to the location of the perceived quantity of animal excrement, and developing one or more output signals to effectuate treatment or collection of said quantity of animal excrement from said surface, and a removable container mounted on said chassis and adapted to receive said quantity of animal excrement therein for subsequent disposal thereof.