An omni-directional robot cleaner, composed of a platform and a plurality
of driving units for driving and controlling the movement of the
platform, in which the platform further comprises: a sensing unit, for
obstacle detection; a cleaning unit, for collecting and removing dust and
dirt; a processing unit, capable of receiving signals transmitted from
the sensing unit while planning and mapping a travel path accordingly;
and a power unit, for providing power to the omni-directional robot
cleaner while managing the same. Moreover, each driving unit of the
plural driving units is comprised of an omni-directional wheel and an
actuator for driving the corresponding omni-directional wheel to rotate
omni-directionally, by which the platform is enabled to move continuously
while changing its moving direction simultaneously so as to free the
robotic cleaner from the shortcomings of those conventional autonomous
cleaner, such as poor maneuverability, poor mobility and insufficient
degree-of-freedom regarding to the driving of the cleaner. Therefore, not
only the operation mobility of the robotic cleaner is enhanced, but also
the moving agility of the same is greatly improved.