General purpose tidying robot

A method comprising:

• receiving, at a robot of a tidying robot system, a starting location, a target cleaning area, attributes of the target cleaning area, and obstructions in a path of the robot navigating in the target cleaning area,
• wherein the robot is configured with:
• a chassis;
• a robot vacuum system including a vacuum generating assembly and a dirt collector;
• a capture and containment system including:
• a scoop;
• a scoop motor configured to rotate the scoop into different positions at a scoop pivot point;
• a scoop arm;
• a scoop arm motor configured to rotate the scoop arm into different positions around a scoop arm pivot point;
• a scoop arm linear actuator configured to extend the scoop arm;
• pusher pads including a first pusher pad and a second pusher pad;
• a first pusher pad motor configured to rotate the first pusher pad around the first pad pivot point;
• a second pusher pad motor configured to rotate the second pusher pad around a second pad pivot point;
• pusher pad arms including a first pusher pad arm and a second pusher pad arm;
• a first pusher pad arm motor and a second pusher pad arm motor configured to rotate the respective first pusher pad arm and the second pusher pad arm around pad arm pivot points;
• a first pusher pad arm linear actuator and a second pusher pad arm linear actuator configured to extend and retract the respective first pusher pad arm and second pusher pad arm;
• a gripper arm;
• a gripper arm motor configured to move the gripper arm around a gripper pivot point;
• and
• a gripper arm linear actuator configured to extend and retract the gripper arm;
• a lifting column configured to raise and lower the capture and containment system through extension and retraction of a lifting column linear actuator;
• a robot charge connector;
• at least one of at least one wheel and at least one track for mobility of the robot;
• a battery;
• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, allow operation and control of the robot,
• wherein the robot is in communication with a robotic control system in at least one of the robot and a cloud server;
• determining a tidying strategy including a vacuuming strategy and an obstruction handling strategy;
• executing, by the robot, the tidying strategy by at least one of:
• vacuuming the target cleaning area;
• moving an obstruction;
• and
• avoiding the obstruction, wherein the obstruction includes at least one of a tidyable object and a movable object;
• on condition the obstruction is able to be picked up:
• determining a pickup strategy and executing the pickup strategy;
• capturing the obstruction with the pusher pads;
• and
• placing the obstruction in the scoop;
• on condition the obstruction is able to be relocated but not able to be picked up;
• pushing the obstruction to a different location using at least one of the pusher pads, the scoop, and the chassis;
• and
• on condition the obstruction cannot be relocated and cannot be picked up:
• avoiding the obstruction by altering the path of the robot around the obstruction;
• and
• determining if the dirt collector is full;
• on condition the dirt collector is full:
• navigating to a base station having a base station charge connector configured to couple with the robot charge connector;
• and
• on condition the dirt collector is not full:
• continuing to execute the tidying strategy.