May 13, 2025

US12298110 - Method and apparatus for overexposing images captured by drones

Some aspects include a method for operating an autonomous robot, including: capturing, with a first sensor disposed on the robot, data of an environment of the robot; generating, with the processor, a map of the environment based on at least the data of the environment; localizing, with the processor, the robot within the environment; capturing, with a second sensor disposed on the robot, data of a floor surface; determining, with the processor, a floor type of areas of the environment based on the data of the floor surface; and determining, with the processor, settings of the robot based on at least the floor type of the floor surface, wherein the settings comprise at least an elevation of each of at least one component of the robot from the floor surface.

Assignee: AI Incorporated
Inventors: Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi, Lukas Robinson
Filing date: 2024-01-26

This patent describes a method for operating an autonomous robot that captures environmental data and determines floor type to adjust its settings accordingly. The robot includes a chassis, wheels, multiple sensors, and a processor, and can be paired with a smartphone application for enhanced functionality.

Claim 1

A method for operating an autonomous robot, comprising: capturing, with a first sensor disposed on the robot, data of an environment of the robot; generating, with the processor, a map of the environment based on at least the data of the environment; localizing, with the processor, the robot within the environment; capturing, with a second sensor disposed on the robot, data of a floor surface; determining, with the processor, a floor type of areas of the environment based on the data of the floor surface; determining, with the processor, settings of the robot based on at least the floor type of the floor surface, wherein the settings comprise at least an elevation of each of at least one component of the robot from the floor surface; and wherein: the robot comprises: a chassis; a set of wheels coupled to the chassis; a plurality of sensors; and a processor; and an application of a smartphone is paired with the robot. capturing, with a first sensor disposed on the robot, data of an environment of the robot; generating, with the processor, a map of the environment based on at least the data of the environment; localizing, with the processor, the robot within the environment; capturing, with a second sensor disposed on the robot, data of a floor surface; determining, with the processor, a floor type of areas of the environment based on the data of the floor surface; determining, with the processor, settings of the robot based on at least the floor type of the floor surface, wherein the settings comprise at least an elevation of each of at least one component of the robot from the floor surface; and wherein: the robot comprises: a chassis; a set of wheels coupled to the chassis; a plurality of sensors; and a processor; and a chassis; a set of wheels coupled to the chassis; a plurality of sensors; and a processor; and an application of a smartphone is paired with the robot.

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