Mobile work robot system
AssigneeMinolta Co., Ltd.
InventorsHideaki Nakanishi, Nobukazu Kawagoe
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Abstract
The system includes a mobile work robot and a separate station. The mobile robot is equipped to perform prescribed tasks, such as cleaning building floors. The station is equipped to remotely control the movement of the mobile work robot and to perform maintenance on the mobile work robot, such as the replacement of parts as well as replenishment of consumable goods necessary for the mobile work robot to move and work. In addition, the cleaning means equipped on the station performs the cleaning and disinfection of the mobile work robot.
Claims26
A mobile robot control system comprising:
- a mobile robot having a moving mechanism for moving said mobile robot, and having a working mechanism which executes a predetermined work;
- a station provided separate from said mobile robot, said station having a maintenance portion for maintaining said mobile robot;
- detecting means for detecting whether maintenance of working mechanism is necessary;
- and
- control means for controlling said moving mechanism to move said mobile robot to said maintenance portion when said detecting means detects maintenance is necessary.
A mobile robot control system comprising:
- a mobile robot having a moving mechanism by which said mobile robot is moved, said mobile robot further having a first supply which is replaceable;
- a station provided separate from said mobile robot;
- a second supply provided in said station;
- detecting means for detecting whether maintenance of said first supply is necessary;
- and
- control means for controlling said moving mechanism to move said mobile robot to said station when said detecting means detects that maintenance is necessary.
A mobile robot comprising:
- a moving mechanism by which said robot is moved;
- a working mechanism which executes a predetermined work;
- a detector which detects whether maintenance of said working mechanism is necessary;
- and
- a controller which controls said moving mechanism to move said robot to a predetermined portion of a maintenance station in accordance with the detection of said detector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.