System and method for cleaning a space using an autonomous cleaning robot

A system for collecting refuse, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• a cleaning robot, wherein the cleaning robot includes:
• a chassis;
• first and second driving wheels mounted to the chassis;
• a set of monitoring devices including a camera or a video camera;
• a first refuse container associated with a first refuse category and a second refuse container associated with a second refuse category, different from the first refuse category, the first and second refuse containers being rotatably connected to the chassis;
• a collector assembly movably connected to the chassis;
• and
• an electrical power source disposed on the chassis;
• and
• a non-transitory, tangible program storage medium, readable by the system for collecting refuse, embodying a program of instructions executable by the processor to perform method steps for collecting refuse, the method comprising:
• monitoring a space using the set of monitoring devices including the camera or the video camera;
• identifying a first refuse item based on the monitoring of the space;
• moving the cleaning robot toward the identified first refuse item using the first and second driving wheels;
• associating the identified first refuse item with a refuse category selected from among the group consisting of the first and second refuse categories based on an analysis of one or more images or video sequences obtaining by using the camera or video camera;
• placing a refuse container from among the group consisting of the first and second refuse containers, which matches the refuse category associated with the identified first refuse item, in a receiving position on the chassis;
• and
• operating the collector assembly to collect the identified first refuse item and to transport the collected first refused item into the refuse container placed in the receiving position.