Overview of Patent on an Automatic Recharge Technology of Sweeping Robot
[Purposes]The main technologies involved in automatic recharging of sweeping robots are sorted out to provide reference for the innovation and development of the field of automatic recharging of sweeping robots in China.[Methods]Comprehensive data statistics and analysis were carried out on the automatic recharging technology of sweeping robots in terms of the distribution of the countries of patent applicant,major applicants at home and abroad,and so on.[Findings]The application number of patents related to the automatic recharge field of sweeping robots is rising,with the largest number of application in China and Korea.[Conclusions]The research on this technology at home and abroad has been rela-tively mature,and most of the improvement points at this stage lie in how to combine multiple existing methods and guide step by step to improve the accuracy and reliability of automatic recharging technol-ogy.