An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a transport drive and control system arranged for autonomous movement of the robot over a floor for performing cleaning operations. The robot chassis carries a first cleaning zone comprising cleaning elements arranged to suction loose particulates up from the cleaning surface and a second cleaning zone comprising cleaning elements arraigned to apply a cleaning fluid onto the surface and to thereafter collect the cleaning fluid up from the surface after it has been used to clean the surface. The robot chassis carries a supply of cleaning fluid and a waste container for storing waste materials collected up from the cleaning surface.

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›1.independentAn autonomous cleaning robot comprising:na chassis comprising a fore-aft axis and a perpendicular transverse axis;a cleaning apparatus, attached to th…+9

›2.↳ 1The autonomous cleaning robot of claim 1, wherein the air moving system comprises an air intake port.d2+2

›5.↳ 1The autonomous cleaning robot of claim 1, wherein the cleaning apparatus further comprises a first doctor blade extending along at least a portion of …d2+1

›7.↳ 1The autonomous cleaning robot of claim 1, further comprising a motive drive system attached to the chassis for transporting the chassis over a cleanin…d2+2

›10.↳ 1The autonomous cleaning robot of claim 1, further comprising a power module attached to the chassis.d2

›11.independentAn autonomous cleaning robot comprising:na chassis comprising a fore-aft axis and a perpendicular transverse axis;a cleaning apparatus, attached to th…+4

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IPC · International Patent Classification

Section A — Human necessities

A47L5/00

USPC · US Patent Classification

15/31915/340.115/346

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David Redding

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18 Feb 2005

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Type	Document	Date
provisional	US 60654838	18 Feb 2005
related publication	US 20080134457 A1	12 Jun 2008

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