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Patent Issued for System and method for confining robotic devices (USPTO 1192151 5)
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From the background information supplied by the inventors, news correspondents o btained the following quote: “Several systems for confining robotic devices to s pecific physical space for the purpose of performing work have been proposed in prior art. Such work may include floor cleaning, lawn care, and transportation. One approach toward confining robotic devices may be the use of large physical b arriers to block the robotic device from entering, or becoming proximate with, o ne or more objects and/or areas of operation. However, this solution is neither efficient nor practical as physical barriers may encumber routine movement throu ghout the area of operation and an undesirable degree of human intervention is r equired. In prior art, sophisticated navigation systems have been used whereby t he robot is trained or programmed to travel along predetermined paths or its pos ition is monitored within a stored map. In such navigation systems large amounts of memory are required to store information related to each location. This is u ndesirable, particularly in cases where the robotic device is to be used in vari ous locations as a large amount of memory would be required. The robotic device may also need to be trained or re-programmed for each new location or each time the work area is changed which is unpractical for consumer use. Other approaches in prior art include the installation of cables or wires to define the boundary of an area. These may be aesthetically unpleasing and can be a tripping hazard. Furthermore, installation may be difficult as cables or wires are ideally to be placed underground or beneath carpet. These methods mentioned in addition to ot her prior art proposed may not be ideal as they often require the use of additio nal equipment and substantial setup. The present invention addresses these issue s by introducing a method for confining and/or modifying the movement of a robot ic device by means of a recognizable boundary component which may already pre-ex ist within the working area. Once recognized, the boundary component can be used to erect virtual boundaries.”
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