Robot confinement

PE Sandin, JL Jones, DN Ozick, DA Cohen… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
An autonomous coverage robot system includes an active boundary responder comprising a
wire powered with a modu lated current placed along a perimeter of a property, at least one …

Autonomous inspection and maintenance

JL Vian, EW Saad, GJ Clark, RD Kalinowski - US Patent 8,812,154, 2014 - Google Patents
The different advantageous embodiments may provide an apparatus that may comprise a
number of mobile robotic machines, a wireless communications system and a computer …

Lumen-traveling biological interface device

B Ferren, WD Hillis, RA Hyde, MY Ishikawa… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
2007-05-29 Assigned to SEARETE LLC reassignment SEARETE LLC ASSIGNMENT OF
ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: ISHIKAWA, MURIEL …

Lawn care robot

PE Sandin, JL Jones, DN Ozick, DA Cohen… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A robot lawnmower includes a body and a drive system carried by the body
and con? gured to maneuver the robot across a lawn. The robot also includes a grass cutter …

Bioelectromagnetic interface system

B Ferren, WD Hillis, RA Hyde, MY Ishikawa… - US Patent …, 2013 - Google Patents
Lumen-traveling biological interface devices and associated methods and systems are
described. Lumen-traveling biological interface devices capable of traveling within a body …

Management of resources for SLAM in large environments

JS Gutmann, D Goel, ME Munich - US Patent 9,250,081, 2016 - Google Patents
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Autonomous robot localization

MJ Halloran, J Milliken, T Pierce, EC Peters - US Patent 9,510,505, 2016 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A location estimation system for use with an autonomous lawn mowing
robot, comprises a plurality of synthetic Surfaces positioned with respect to a mowable …

Robot lawnmower map**

PC Balutis, A Beaulieu, B Yamauchi… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
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4,369,543 4.513, 469 4,545.404 4,545.453 4,556,313 4,603,753 4,626,995 4,674.048 …

System and method for inspection of structures and objects by swarm of remote unmanned vehicles

JL Vian, AR Mansouri, EW Saad - US Patent 8,060,270, 2011 - Google Patents
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remote unmanned vehicles - Google Patents US8060270B2 - System and method for …

Methods and systems for automated transportation of items between variable endpoints

JL Jones, C Vu, PE Sandin, CM Grinnell - US Patent 9,147,173, 2015 - Google Patents
An automated system for transporting items between variable endpoints includes a
guidance system for identifying the end points and at least one autonomous mobile robot …