(63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 12/415,554,(Continued)? led on Mar. 31, 2009,
now Pat. No. 8,594,840, and a continuation-in-part of application No. 12/415,512, Primary …

(57) ABSTRACT A power-saving robot System includes at least one peripheral device and a
mobile robot. The peripheral device includes a controller having an active mode and a …

An autonomous coverage robot includes a chassis having forward and rearward portions
and a drive system carried by the chassis. The forward portion of the chassis defines a …

A navigational control system for an autonomous robot includes a transmitter subsystem
having a stationary emitter for emitting at least one signal. An autonomous robot operating …

2009-12-10 Assigned to IROBOT CORPORATION reassignment IROBOT CORPORATION
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Apparatus and methods that use a visual sensor and dead reckoning sensors to process
Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM). These techniques can be used in robot …

Appl. No.: 09/928,669 A method of utilizing a robot System is provided comprising (22) Filed:
Aug. 13, 2001 the Steps of commanding the robot System to perform a function in an area …

2009-12-14 Assigned to IROBOT CORPORATION reassignment IROBOT CORPORATION
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This invention is generally related to methods and apparatus that permit the measurements
from a plurality of sensors to be combined or fused in a robust manner. For example, the …

ANARKNE embodiments contemplate a novel landmark matching pro cess. Certain of these
embodiments also contemplate a novel landmark creation process. Certain embodiments …