Coverage robot mobility

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United States of America

PATENT NO 8359703
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12211938

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An autonomous coverage robot includes a body having at least one outer wall, a drive system disposed on the body and configured to maneuver the robot over a work surface, and a cleaning assembly carried by the body. The cleaning assembly includes first and second cleaning rollers rotatably coupled to the body, a suction assembly having a channel disposed adjacent at least one of the cleaning rollers, and a container in fluid communication with the channel. The container is configured to collect debris drawn into the channel. The suction assembly is configured to draw debris removed from the work surface by at least one of the cleaning rollers into the channel, and the container has a wall common with the at least one outer wall of the body.

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  • IROBOT CORPORATION

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Burnett, Scott Thomas Windham, US 13 2656
Campbell, Tony L Pepperell, US 34 9862
Casey, Christopher M Lexington, US 10 2018
Kapoor, Deepak Ramesh Cranston, US 15 3598
Morse, Christopher John Malden, US 32 7088
Ozick, Daniel N Newton, US 63 11382
Svendsen, Selma Andover, US 32 6806
Won, Chikyung Tewksbury, US 68 13158

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