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US 12,214,485 B2Granted
Robot for bio-surveillance and bio-surveillance system
AssigneeBattelle Memorial Institute
InventorDavid Carl Glasbrenner
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Abstract
A mobile robot may include one or more driven wheels, one or more sensors, and a sample collector. The sample collector may include a collection medium holder, a plurality of collection mediums disposed within the collection medium holder, and a collection medium applicator configured to releasably couple to a respective collection medium disposed within the collection medium holder.
Claims20
A mobile robot comprising:
- one or more driven wheels;
- one or more sensors configured to generate mapping data;
- and
- a sample collector including:
- a sample storage having a first sample receptacle and a second sample receptacle;
- a first identifier associated with the first sample receptacle;
- a second identifier associated with the second sample receptacle;
- a first collection medium and a second collection medium;
- and
- a collection medium applicator configured to:
- releasably couple to the first collection medium;
- contact the first collection medium with a location on a surface, wherein the location on the surface is determined using the mapping data and is associated with the first identifier;
- and
- deposit the first collection medium in the first sample receptacle.
11 more elements
A bio-surveillance system comprising:
- a mobile robot, the mobile robot including:
- one or more driven wheels;
- one or more sensors configured to generate mapping data;
- and
- a sample collector including:
- a collection medium holder;
- a sample storage having a first sample receptacle and a second sample receptacle;
- a first identifier associated with the first sample receptacle;
- a second identifier associated with the second sample receptacle;
- a first collection medium and a second plurality of collection medium disposed in the collection medium holder;
- and
- a collection medium applicator configured to:
- releasably couple to the first collection medium;
- remove the first collection medium from the collection medium holder;
- contact the first collection medium with a location on a surface, wherein the location on the surface is determined using the mapping data and is associated with the first identifier;
- and
- deposit the first collection medium in the first sample receptacle;
- and
- a docking station, the docking station configured to receive the first and second collection mediums.
16 more elements
A robot comprising:
- one or more sensors configured to generate mapping data;
- and
- a sample collector including:
- a collection medium holder;
- a sample storage having a first sample receptacle and a second sample receptacle;
- a first identifier associated with the first sample receptacle;
- a second identifier associated with the second sample receptacle;
- a first collection medium and a second plurality of collection medium disposed in the collection medium holder;
- and
- a collection medium applicator configured to:
- releasably couple to the first collection medium;
- remove the first collection medium from the collection medium holder;
- contact the first collection medium with a location on a surface, wherein the location on the surface is determined using the mapping data and is associated with the first identifier;
- and
- deposit the first collection medium in the first sample receptacle. disposed within the collection medium holder.
12 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.