Robot air filter

A mobile robot suitable for autonomous movement and/or orientation towards a target, the robot comprising:

• a central processing unit (CPU) and a camera suitable for providing an image feed to the CPU;
• a UV radiation resistant housing built into the robot and a UV air filter positioned within the housing and suitable for disinfecting air blown out of the robot as clean air via a fan;
• means suitable for detecting, tracking and orienting the robot to face the target;
• means suitable for directing the clean air toward the target;
• means suitable for identifying the target from the image feed, the means comprising a memory module connected to the CPU and containing a database having information about the target used for identifying characteristics of the target;
• wherein
• the camera provides the image feed to the CPU which in turn carries out image recognition from the image feed to identify characteristics to detect a face and, once a face is detected, performs an analysis to identify by an artificial intelligence algorithm using distinguishable landmarks and learning;
• and wherein
• if a face is already known to the memory module database the robot can direct clean air toward the target(s) according to preferences stored in the memory module database for the target(s);
• and wherein
• by a process of repeated facial detection and learning a database of known users is built;
• and wherein
• the robot can be taught preferences of known users and store them in the memory module database;
• so that the robot can adjust operation of the fan to the preferences of the target.