A robot system comprising:nat least one peripheral device to be placed in an environment and comprising:na power supply;a wireless communication component comprising infrared communication components; anda controller having an active mode in which the peripheral device is fully operative, and a hibernation mode in which the peripheral device is at least partly inactive, the wireless communication component being capable of activation in the hibernation mode; anda mobile robot comprising:na drive system that moves the robot about the environment,a wireless communication component comprising infrared communication components; anda controller having an activating routine that communicates with the peripheral device via the wireless communication components and temporarily activates the peripheral device from the hibernation mode when the wireless communication components of the peripheral device and the robot come within range of one another, and the controller having a binding routine that communicates using the mobile robot's infrared communication components, wherein the mobile robot and the peripheral device are within infrared communication while the controller is executing the binding routine.
›2.↳ 1The system of claim 1 wherein upon the wireless command communication component of the peripheral device receiving a robot ping from the wireless comm…d2
The system of claim 1 wherein upon the wireless command communication component of the peripheral device receiving a robot ping from the wireless command communication component of the robot, the controller of the peripheral device switches to operate in the active mode.
›3.↳ 1The system of claim 1 wherein when the robot is located outside a communication range between the wireless command communication component of the robo…d2+1
The system of claim 1 wherein when the robot is located outside a communication range between the wireless command communication component of the robot and the wireless command communication component of the peripheral device, the controller of the peripheral device operates in the hibernation mode.
›4.↳ 3The system of claim 3 wherein when the peripheral device enters a low power state, the controller of the peripheral device switches to the hibernation…d3
The system of claim 3 wherein when the peripheral device enters a low power state, the controller of the peripheral device switches to the hibernation mode.
›5.↳ 1The system of claim 1 wherein the robot comprises a floor-cleaning coverage robot.d2
The system of claim 1 wherein the robot comprises a floor-cleaning coverage robot.
›6.↳ 1The system of claim 1 wherein the peripheral device comprises a navigation beacon with a gateway beacon emitter arranged to transmit a gateway marking…d2
The system of claim 1 wherein the peripheral device comprises a navigation beacon with a gateway beacon emitter arranged to transmit a gateway marking emission with the navigation beacon disposed within a gateway between a first bounded area and an adjacent second bounded area, the areas both within the environment.
›7.↳ 1The system of claim 1 wherein the wireless communication components communicate with transmission wavelengths that permit the robot and the peripheral…d2
The system of claim 1 wherein the wireless communication components communicate with transmission wavelengths that permit the robot and the peripheral device to be outside of line of sight during communication of the activating routine.
›8.↳ 1The system of claim 1 wherein the wireless communication components communicate with transmission wavelengths that require the robot and the periphera…d2
The system of claim 1 wherein the wireless communication components communicate with transmission wavelengths that require the robot and the peripheral device to be within a line of sight during communication of the binding routine.
›9.↳ 1The system of claim 1 wherein the peripheral device is precluded from altering modes from the hibernation mode to the active mode until a line of sigh…d2
The system of claim 1 wherein the peripheral device is precluded from altering modes from the hibernation mode to the active mode until a line of sight is present between the robot and the peripheral device and the binding routine has successfully executed.
›10.↳ 1The system of claim 1 wherein the wireless communication components communicate with a point-to-point protocol while excluding routing.d2
The system of claim 1 wherein the wireless communication components communicate with a point-to-point protocol while excluding routing.
›11.↳ 1The system of claim 1 wherein the wireless communication components communicate commands interpretable by the peripheral device to initiate a function…d2
The system of claim 1 wherein the wireless communication components communicate commands interpretable by the peripheral device to initiate a function.
›12.↳ 1The system of claim 1 wherein the peripheral device, while in the hibernation mode, occasionally listens for a robot ping.d2
The system of claim 1 wherein the peripheral device, while in the hibernation mode, occasionally listens for a robot ping.
›13.↳ 1The system of claim 1 wherein the peripheral device, while in the hibernation mode, occasionally polls for a quiet robot.d2
The system of claim 1 wherein the peripheral device, while in the hibernation mode, occasionally polls for a quiet robot.
›14.↳ 1The system of claim 1 wherein the peripheral device is a base station.d2
The system of claim 1 wherein the peripheral device is a base station.
›15.↳ 1The system of claim 1 wherein the peripheral device is a mobile device.d2
The system of claim 1 wherein the peripheral device is a mobile device.
›16.↳ 1The system of claim 1 wherein the robot measures a signal strength of a wireless transmission communicated by the wireless communication component of …d2
The system of claim 1 wherein the robot measures a signal strength of a wireless transmission communicated by the wireless communication component of the peripheral device to determine a distance from the peripheral device.
›17.↳ 1The system of claim 1 wherein the wireless transmission communicated by the robot wireless communication circuit includes identification information.d2
The system of claim 1 wherein the wireless transmission communicated by the robot wireless communication circuit includes identification information.
›18.↳ 1The system of claim 1 wherein the wireless transmission communicated by the peripheral device wireless communication circuit includes identification i…d2
The system of claim 1 wherein the wireless transmission communicated by the peripheral device wireless communication circuit includes identification information.
