Method for devising a schedule based on user input

A robotic floor-cleaning device, comprising:

• a chassis;
• a set of wheels coupled to the chassis and driven by at least one motor;
• a control unit;
• a memory unit to store data;
• a clock;
• a cleaning unit;
• and
• a tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable medium storing instructions that when executed by the control unit of the robotic floor-cleaning device effectuate operations comprising:
• receiving, with the control unit of the robotic floor-cleaning device, a new schedule provided by a user, an adjustment to an existing schedule provided by a user, or an approval to a suggested schedule from a software application installed on an internet-connected device, wherein the suggested schedule is devised by the control unit of the robotic floor-cleaning device;
• and
• actuating, by the control unit of the robotic floor-cleaning device, the robotic floor-cleaning device to clean according to the new schedule, the adjusted existing schedule, or the approved suggested schedule, wherein:
• the control unit only actuates the robotic floor-cleaning device to clean according to the suggested schedule after the approval of the suggested schedule by the user;
• and
• the new schedule, the adjusted existing schedule, and the approved suggested schedule each comprise at least one day and time.

A method for automatically devising a suggested schedule for cleaning by a robotic floor-cleaning device, comprising:

• the robotic floor-cleaning device storing times and dates the robotic floor-cleaning device was turned on in a database;
• the robotic floor-cleaning device devising the suggested schedule from the times and dates stored in the database using a machine learning algorithm;
• proposing the suggested schedule through a software application installed on a smartphone;
• wherein:
• the smartphone sends and receives signals wirelessly;
• and
• the robotic floor-cleaning device comprises:
• a clock;
• a memory unit to store data;
• an input/output means;
• and
• the control unit.

A method for automatically devising a schedule for a robotic floor-cleaning device comprising:

• receiving, by the robotic floor-cleaning device, instructions to turn on from an interface on the robotic floor-cleaning device or from a software application executed on a smartphone;
• storing times and dates the robotic floor-cleaning device was turned on in a database;
• devising a suggested schedule based on at least the stored times and dates in the database using a machine learning method;
• proposing the suggested schedule to a user through the software application executed on the smartphone;
• wherein:
• the machine learning comprises reinforcement learning;
• and
• the suggested schedule comprises at least one day and at least one time.