Stationary service appliance for a poly functional roaming device

A system, comprising a cleaning robotic device to clean a floor, a stationary station to service the cleaning robotic device, and an application on a paired smartphone to receive user preferences in association with operations of the system, wherein:

• the stationary station comprises an attachable plate for the cleaning robotic device to park on in order to receive the services to the cleaning robotic device, wherein the cleaning robotic device navigates to clean a surface area of a workspace specified by a user input entered in relation to a floor map created by the cleaning robotic device and displayed on the application of the smartphone, wherein the cleaning robotic device cleans the specified surface area by actuating at least a downward motion of a mopping pad of the cleaning robotic device to engage a mopping pad with a downward pressure with the surface area while dispensing liquid from a liquid container of the cleaning robotic device to facilitate absorbing dirt with the mopping pad from the surface area, wherein:
• the stationary station comprises:
• a connection to a power source, and a mechanism to recharge a battery of the cleaning robotic device;
• a clean liquid container to store clean liquid;
• at least one electric pump to circulate liquid;
• wherein the stationary station is configured to perform service operations on the cleaning robotic device, comprising:
• filling the liquid container of the cleaning robotic device by transferring clean liquid from the clean liquid container of the stationary station to the liquid container of the cleaning robotic device, wherein during a filling episode, an amount of clean liquid stored in the clean liquid container of the stationary station depletes in a decrement;
• and the service operations of the stationary station further comprising:
• transferring a mopping pad used by the cleaning robotic device to absorb dirt to a container of the stationary station that stores used mopping pads;
• and
• transferring a clean mopping pad from a container of the stationary station that stores clean mopping pads to be used by the cleaning robotic device as a replacement for the used mopping pad, wherein a user refills the clean mopping pad container of the stationary station with clean mopping pads and empties used mopping pads from the used mopping pad container of the stationary station.

A method of a stationary device working in collaboration with a robotic cleaner and an application of a paired smartphone to clean a workspace autonomously according to preferences of a user, wherein the preferences of the user is at least partly received through the application of the smartphone and in relation to a floor map of the workspace created by the robotic cleaner and displayed by the application of the smartphone, wherein the user specifies an area of the workspace to be cleaned by the robotic cleaner by actuating at least a downward motion of a mopping pad of the robotic cleaner to engage a cloth or fabric material with the floor surface while applying a downward pressure and dispensing liquid from a liquid container of the robotic cleaner to provide a moisture required for absorbing dirt from the floor surface by at least a mopping cloth of the mopping tool of the robotic cleaner, wherein the robotic cleaner docks into the stationary device to at least refill the liquid container of the robotic cleaner, where the stationary device comprises:

• a connection to a power source, and a mechanism to recharge a battery of the robotic cleaner;
• a clean liquid container to store clean liquid;
• at least one electric pump to circulate liquid;
• a connection to a plumbing system of the workspace;
• wherein the stationary device is configured to perform operations, comprising:
• filling the liquid container of the robotic cleaner by transferring clean liquid from the clean liquid container of the stationary device to the liquid container of the robotic cleaner, wherein during a filling episode, an amount of clean liquid stored in the clean liquid container of the stationary device depletes in a decrement and the clean liquid container of the stationary device is refilled autonomously from the connection to the plumbing system of the workspace.

A system, comprising a stationary device and a robotic device working in tandem to maintain a floor of a workspace clean, wherein the stationary device refills a liquid container of the robotic device upon the liquid in the liquid container of the robotic device being depleted, wherein the liquid is used to remove absorbed dirt from a cloth or fabric based pad of a mopping tool of the robotic device, wherein the cloth or fabric based pad of the mopping tool of the robotic device is configured to absorb dirt from the floor of the workspace when actuated with a downward motion to engage with the floor and apply a downward pressure, wherein the stationary device comprises:

• a connection to a power source, a power management system to operate the stationary device, and a mechanism to recharge a battery of the robotic device;
• a clean liquid container to store clean liquid;
• at least one electric pump to circulate liquid;
• a connection to a plumbing system of the workspace;
• wherein the refilling the liquid container of the robotic device by the stationary device comprises:
• transferring clean liquid from the clean liquid container of the stationary device to the clean liquid container of the robotic device, wherein during a filling episode, an amount of clean liquid stored in the clean liquid container of the stationary device depletes in a decrement and the clean liquid container of the stationary device is refilled autonomously from the connection to the plumbing system of the workspace;
• and
• wherein the robotic device navigates to the areas of the floor of the workspace that are specified by a user to be mopped based on a user input received by an application of a paired smartphone displaying a floor map of the workspace or based on sensory input determining a floor type of the floor, wherein the robotic device docks into the stationary device to at least refill the liquid container of the robotic device.