Environmental management systems including mobile robots and methods using same

A computer program product for receiving user commands for a remote cleaning robot and sending the user commands to the remote cleaning robot, the remote cleaning robot including a drive motor and a cleaning motor, the computer program product comprising:

• a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable code embodied in the medium, the computer readable code comprising:
• computer readable code configured to:
• display a user interface including a control area, and within the control area:
• a user-manipulable launch control group including a plurality of control elements, the launch control group having a deferred launch control state and an immediate launch control state;
• at least one user-manipulable cleaning strategy control element having a primary cleaning strategy control state and an alternative cleaning strategy control state;
• and
• a physical recall control group including a plurality of control elements, the physical recall control group having an immediate recall control state and a remote audible locator control state;
• receive user input via the user-manipulable control elements;
• responsive to the user inputs, display simultaneously within the same control area a real-time robot state reflecting a unique combination of control states;
• and
• command the remote cleaning robot to actuate the drive motor and cleaning motor to clean a surface based on the received input and unique combination of control states.

A system for monitoring and controlling mobile robot status in a living space of a structure, comprising:

• a remote cleaning robot including a drive motor and a cleaning motor;
• a user terminal remote from the remote cleaning robot and having a display, wherein the user terminal is operable to:
• display a user interface including a control area, and within the control area:
• a user-manipulable launch control group including a plurality of control elements, the launch control group having a deferred launch control state and an immediate launch control state;
• at least one user-manipulable cleaning strategy control element having a primary cleaning strategy control state and an alternative cleaning strategy control state;
• and
• a physical recall control group including a plurality of control elements, the physical recall control group having an immediate recall control state and a remote audible locator control state;
• receive user input via the user-manipulable control elements;
• responsive to the user inputs, display simultaneously within the same control area a real-time robot state reflecting a unique combination of control states;
• and
• command the remote cleaning robot to actuate the drive motor and cleaning motor to clean a surface based on the received input and unique combination of control states.

An environmental management system for monitoring conditions in a living space of a structure, the environmental management system comprising:

• a hub;
• a stationary sensor positioned in the structure to monitor a condition in the living space and operative to transmit corresponding stationary sensor data to the hub;
• and
• a mobile robot configured to move about the living space, the mobile robot including an onboard robot sensor to monitor a condition in the living space and operative to wirelessly transmit corresponding robot sensor data to the hub.

A system for monitoring and controlling mobile robot status in a living space of a structure, comprising:

• a hub in communication with a network;
• a mobile robot in communication with the hub, the mobile robot configured to move about the living space, the mobile robot including an onboard robot sensor to monitor a condition in the living space and operative to wirelessly transmit corresponding robot sensor data to the hub;
• and
• a mobile device in communication with the network, the mobile device including an interactive application for controlling or monitoring the state of the mobile robot;
• wherein controlling the mobile robot comprises providing one or more selectable scheduling parameters or action commands;
• and
• wherein monitoring the state of the mobile robot comprises providing a display of area coverage completion.

A computer program product for monitoring and controlling mobile robot status in a living space of a structure, the mobile robot in being in communication with a hub, configured to move about the living space, and including an onboard robot sensor to monitor a condition in the living space and operative to wirelessly transmit corresponding robot sensor data to the hub, the computer program product comprising:

• a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable code embodied in the medium, the computer readable code comprising:
• computer readable code to control or monitor the state of the mobile robot;
• wherein controlling the mobile robot comprises providing one or more selectable scheduling parameters or action commands;
• and
• wherein monitoring the state of the mobile robot comprises providing a display of area coverage completion.