Abstract: A cleaning robot with a housing and a flat cleaning element to be moved along a floor surface. A portion of the cleaning element projects from a periphery of the housing, and the cleaning element is flexible such that it can be vertically deformed when colliding with an obstacle. A pressing device for pressing a portion of the cleaning element located under the housing against the floor surface.

Abstract: A method controls a floor robot for cleaning a floor area. The floor robot contains a side brush that is rotatable about a vertical axis and has at least one flexible cleaning arm that is guided over the floor area with a rotation of the side brush. The method includes the following steps of: the floor robot approaching a corner, so that the side brush lies in the corner; varying a rotational speed of the side brush while the floor robot is at a standstill; and steering the floor robot out of the corner.

Abstract: A floor vacuum cleaner for cleaning a floor surface has a chassis with a chassis frame for traveling over the floor surface. A suction nozzle aspirates an airflow in the region of the floor surface. The suction nozzle is mounted relative to the chassis in the direction of travel to the front left and front right in each case by way of a mounting arrangement formed of a journal and a guide. The mounting arrangement allows a tilting of the suction nozzle about the journals, a rotation of the suction nozzle about a longitudinal axis, and a vertical movement of the suction nozzle, but a movement of the suction nozzle in the longitudinal direction of the chassis is prevented.

Abstract: A method for operating a mobile self-propelled appliance, in particular a floor cleaning appliance such as a robot vacuum cleaner and/or robot sweeper and/or robot mopping appliance, includes detecting at least one obstacle in a floor processing area, cleaning a surrounding area of the obstacle by using at least two straight driving maneuvers at the obstacle from different directions, and basing the number and direction of the straight driving maneuvers on a size and/or shape of the obstacle. A mobile self-propelled appliance which is configured to implement the method is also provided.

Abstract: A floor vacuum cleaner for cleaning a floor surface has a chassis with a chassis frame for traveling over the floor surface. A suction nozzle aspirates an airflow in the region of the floor surface. The suction nozzle is mounted relative to the chassis in the direction of travel to the front left and front right in each case by way of a mounting arrangement formed of a journal and a guide. The mounting arrangement allows a tilting of the suction nozzle about the journals, a rotation of the suction nozzle about a longitudinal axis, and a vertical movement of the suction nozzle, but a movement of the suction nozzle in the longitudinal direction of the chassis is prevented.

Abstract: A plasma device for treating surfaces, in particular surfaces of fabrics. In order to allow for better ease of handling, an elongate housing is provided which can be manipulated with one hand and in which a plasma source is arranged. The plasma source has a plateau surface that extends in the longitudinal direction of the housing and includes at least one electrode via which plasma can be dispensed onto the surface to be treated. A center of gravity M and a geometrical center G are located at a distance of less than 20 mm from one another.

Abstract: A manually guided device has an electrically insulating housing in which power electronics operated by high voltage are accommodated. The device is used in particular for treating an object, in particular by way of plasma. Increased comfort and simplified manufacturing of the device result from an electrically conductive equipotential bonding device which is electrically isolated from the power electronics and which forms, at least in part, an outer surface of the device with which a user's hand is in contact during use.

Abstract: A method creates an environment map of a surrounding region for the operation of a mobile, self-moving appliance, in particular a floor cleaning appliance such as a vacuum cleaning and/or sweeping and/or mopping robot. The method includes: detecting the region around the appliance with at least one first sensor, to create a first horizontal plane of the environment map; detecting the region around the appliance with at least one second sensor, to create a second horizontal plane of the environment map, which is different from the first horizontal plane; and planning a movement path of the appliance based on the first and second planes of the environment map, in order in particular to achieve the maximum floor processing possible in the surrounding region.

Abstract: A method for operating a mobile, self-driving appliance, in particular a floor cleaning appliance, such as a vacuuming robot and/or sweeping robot and/or mopping robot, uses a detection facility provided for navigation to determine whether a cover element, which is disposed on an appliance housing of the mobile, self-driving appliance, is open or closed. When the cover element is open, the mobile, self-driving appliance performs a driving maneuver for independently closing the cover element.

Abstract: A method for controlling a robot for the wet cleaning of a floor surface includes traveling over the floor surface and wet cleaning a portion of the floor surface which has been traveled over. A degree of wetness of a portion of the floor surface to be traveled over by the robot is determined, and the portion is traveled over only when the degree of wetness is below a predetermined threshold value. A robot for wet cleaning of a floor surface is also provided.