Abstract: A magnetic device includes a cup body, a tea strainer and a cup lid, the cup lid is provided with a separation mechanism for tea strainer including a stressed block and a separation magnet, which is mounted on the stressed block, the stressed block under stress changes the relative position between the separation magnet and the cup lid, the tea strainer is provided with a magnetically attractive metal block and is attracted to the center of the bottom of the cup lid by attraction force between the separation magnet and the magnetically attractive metal block, the separation magnet moves away from the magnetically attractive metal block, such that the attraction force between them is decreased, when it is less than the gravity of the tea strainer, the tea strainer falls down to the bottom of the cup body under gravity.

Abstract: A coffee brewing system includes a brew vessel adapted to receive water and ground coffee to produce and store a brewed beverage. The brew vessel includes a filter and a magnet stirrer in the lower portion of the brew vessel. The magnet stirrer creates a water vortex for brewing the coffee. The used coffee grounds are allowed to settle on the filter creating a bed of used coffee grounds and the coffee is then filtered through both the bed of used coffee grounds and the filter and collected in a coffee storage container.

Abstract: An infant formula dispensing apparatus has a receptacle for receiving a sealed pod containing an amount of infant formula powder sufficient for a single feeding of a predetermined size. When the pod is placed in the receptacle, a fixture of the apparatus pierces the pod and forces warm water through the pod. The water mixes with the infant formula powder in the pod and exits the pod though a spout, where it is received in a receptacle, such as a lidless baby bottle.

Abstract: A milk module for producing hot or cold, foamed or non-foamed milk, and integrable in a machine for producing milk-based beverages. The milk module comprises a supply pump: a suction line extending from a fluid inlet to a suction side of the supply pump: a delivery line extending from a delivery side of the supply pump to a dispensing nozzle with an inlet portion and a dispensing outlet: an electronic control unit configured to operate the milk module in a production mode, in which the suction line is supplied with milk, and in a washing mode, in which the suction line is supplied with either water or water and detergent: and a drainage line to drain washing water into a waste container during operation in the washing mode. The drainage line extends from the dispensing nozzle to the waste container and comprises a suction pump.

Abstract: A milk-frothing apparatus for preparing high quality micro-foamed milk for coffee drinks consistently and at high volume. A machine having one or more steaming stations includes an elevator at each station with an elevator-mounted steaming wand having a precise angle at the discharge end. The elevator-mounted steaming wand is configured to travel from an upward stowed status to a downward deployed status to insert the discharge end of the elevator-mounted steaming wand into milk inside a pitcher precisely located on the machine. A steam boiler is hydraulically coupled to the elevator-mounted steam wand via flexible tubing and an infrared sensor monitors the temperature of the pitcher during a downward deployed status. An LCD screen with operator controls and displays oriented to coincide spatially with the elevator indicate different operational settings selected by the user and related to machine operation.

Abstract: Some examples described herein involve a system that can receive a request for a beverage transmitted by a software application. The request can indicate that a requestor of the beverage is to receive the beverage in their personal receptacle. The system can generate a digital instruction to create the beverage based on the request, where the digital instruction is configured to prevent the beverage from being dispensed in a single-use container and to cause the beverage to be provided to the requestor in the personal receptacle. The system can then output a beverage build instruction corresponding to the digital instruction. The beverage build instruction can cause an entity at a production location to create the beverage and provide the beverage to the requestor in the personal receptacle.

Abstract: A milk module for producing hot or cold, foamed or non-foamed milk, and integrable in a machine for producing milk-based beverages. The milk module comprises a supply pump; a suction line extending from a fluid inlet to a suction side of the supply pump; a delivery line extending from a delivery side of the supply pump to a dispensing nozzle with an inlet portion and a dispensing outlet; an electronic control unit configured to operate the milk module in a production mode, in which the suction line is supplied with milk, and in a washing mode, in which the suction line is supplied with either water or water and detergent; and a drainage line to drain washing water into a waste container during operation in the washing mode. The drainage line extends from the dispensing nozzle to the waste container and comprises a suction pump.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of a filter cartridge for a coffee machine are disclosed. According to one exemplary embodiment, a coffee machine filter cartridge may include a filter body having a water inlet, a grate and a water outlet, and a lid held on the filter body. The water inlet is disposed around the water outlet. The water outlet connects to one end of the grate through a pipe. The other end of the grate is held on the inner wall of the filter body and comprises a cloth filter. A filter chamber between the pipe and the filter body has a descaling core. When filtering and descaling, the water flows sequentially through the water inlet, filter chamber, grate, cloth filter, pipe, and water outlet. The cartridge is structurally simple, convenient and accessible to users; preventing clogging of the internal parts of the coffee machine by slow dissolution of the descaling agent.

Abstract: An actively heated mug has a body with a chamber that can receive and hold a beverage and a heating element to actively heat the chamber, batteries, and circuitry that controls the operation of the heating element. A user interface is electrically connected to the circuitry and has one or more buttons actuatable a) to turn on the heating element, b) to adjust a temperature setting to one of multiple temperature settings to control the operation of the heating element to heat or maintain the liquid at a user selected temperature setting, and c) to turn off the heating element.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an automated cooking system comprising of: a an intelligence layer is connected to databases, the databases configured to store various information and the intelligence layer configured to collect and analyze the technical data obtained from modules, a device layer comprises an automated cooking device and a cooking assistance module, cooking assistance module and automated cooking device are configured to retrieve information from databases and a feedback received from cooking assistance module is used to update cooking process, and computing device comprises voice assistant and health monitoring device are connected to the automated cooking device over network, the automated cooking device comprises a curry vessel and an ingredient rack, rice vessel positioned on first induction cooktop and curry vessel positioned on second induction cooktop, first induction cooktop configured for cooking rice and the second induction cooktop configured fo

Abstract: A robotic meal preparation system includes a robotic meal assembly device configured to assemble a meal using multiple ingredients; a computer-implemented system is configured to display to a consumer a menu or list of meal choices, in which a specific meal has a number of different main ingredients, each at a pre-set weight, and the system is further configured to enable the consumer to select a meal and to then vary or set the weight of one or more of the main ingredients of that selected meal, to form a customised or personalised version of that selected meal. The robotic meal assembly device is then configured to assemble that customised or personalised version of that meal. The system hence provides complete meal personalisation, with high levels of consistency, greatly increasing customer satisfaction and reducing food waste. And does so quickly and efficiently, based on rapid, robotic preparation of each meal.

Abstract: The present disclosure belongs to the field of cooking utensils, and in particular relates to a pot body, an air fryer, and an air circulation system. The air fryer includes a machine body and a pot body. The pot body is of rectangular structure. A flow guide isolation hood and a lower fan blade are arranged in the machine body. A point of intersection between a rotation axis of the lower fan blade and the flow guide isolation hood is B. Any point on an edge of the flow guide isolation hood is taken as A. An angle between a tangential direction of the point A and a horizontal plane is defined as ?, 45°???90°. The air fryer may accommodate most of food to ensure the integrity of food; and air forms a vortex rotating at a high speed, solving the problem of non-uniform heat.

Abstract: The present application is directed to a Combination Fire Pit, Grill, Pizza Oven and Cooking Wok. More particularly, a combination fire pit, grill, pizza oven and cooking wok assembly is provided in a single unit. When the combination fire pit, grill, pizza oven and cooking wok unit is in storage or being transported, the wok top is inverted and secured to the unit. When in use as a fire pit, the wok lid is taken off. When in use as a cooking wok, the cooking wok lid is taken off the unit, inverted to be cook-side up, then placed back on the unit when the cooking fire is started. When in use as a pizza oven, the cooking wok is left on the fire barrel in the upside down position covering a pizza stone. Alternatively, just the grill grate can be used to cook food items by grilling.

Abstract: An example cooking grill comprises a cooking chamber, and a leg coupled to the cooking chamber. The leg is to transition between: a deployed position in which the leg extends outward from the cooking chamber; and a collapsed position in which the leg is received within a channel on a bottom side of the cooking chamber.

Abstract: A protective grill housing assembly includes a bottom base panel, a rear panel, left and right side panels and a roof panel. Upper and lower spacer brackets are provided on the rear of the housing to prevent the grill housing from being placed too close to an adjacent structure. These spacers further ensure that the proper air gap is maintained to further insulate the adjacent structure from heat and flame transfer. A front panel assembly may includes at least one hinged door to provide access to the interior of the housing. Some embodiments may further include an integrated exploding fire extinguisher ball for quick automatic activation should a fire occur.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for controlling a heating system in a fryer. At startup, a setpoint temperature for a cooking medium is set to a melt temperature. While in melt mode, each of a plurality of heating elements each located in a different region of a fry pot is sequentially activated to control an amount of heat provided to the cooking medium. Once the cooking medium has reached the melt temperature, the setpoint temperature is increased to a target cooking temperature. While in cooking mode, if an order to cook a food product is not received within a predetermined time period, the setpoint temperature is set to an idle temperature which is below the target setpoint temperature and above the melt temperature. The target cooking temperature is adjusted using a set of setpoint bias temperatures that is selected based on a cooking load.

Abstract: A coffee grinder with folding-type handle belongs to the field of coffee grinding technology and includes a grinder body and a handle. A top of the grinder body is disposed with a top cover, the top cover is disposed with a supporting frame, and a side of the supporting frame is disposed with a sliding slot. The top cover is further disposed with a sliding bar, one end of the sliding bar is connected to the sliding slot through a pin shaft, and the other end of the sliding bar is connected to the handle. The coffee grinder with folding-type handle has strong practicability, the handle of the grinder can be folded, and it is more convenient to carry and more flexible to use.

Abstract: A stand mixer appliance includes a casing that includes a second base portion, a main body mounted to the second base portion, and a motor housing mounted to the main body, extending outwardly above the second base portion. The main body includes a column portion and a first base portion. The second base portion includes an aperture, and the first base portion of the main body includes a pin configured to engage with the aperture of the second base portion.

Abstract: A stand mixer appliance includes a casing that includes a base, a column mounted to the base, and a motor housing mounted to the column and extending outwardly above the base. The column includes a slide rail mounted to the column. The slide rail includes a pin configured to engage with an aperture of the column.

Abstract: A stand mixer includes a base and a support column attached to the base, extending upwardly from the base. A bowl lift framework extends outwardly from the support column. The bowl lift framework includes at least one lift arm. The lift arm is pivotable relative to the support column. The lift arm rotates a first tension bar coupled to a linkage, and the linkage is rotatable about a lift pin. The linkage is also coupled to a second tension bar. A head is attached to an upper end of the support column and extends from the support column above the base. Also included in the stand mixer is a bowl. The bowl lift framework is configured for vertically moving the bowl relative to the head when the lift arm pivots relative to the support column.

Abstract: The invention relates to a food processor (300) for preparing at least one food product (10), comprising a drive (330) configured to set at least one preparation tool (100, 400) in motion, a preparation tool (100) configured as a flow generator (100) for flowing air in the vessel (320) towards the at least one food product (10), a vessel (320) configured to contain the at least one food product (10), the vessel (320) comprising a vessel heater (310) configured to heat the air enclosed in the vessel (320), wherein the vessel heater (310) is integrated in a bottom of the vessel (320). Furthermore, the invention relates to a method of operating a food processor (300).

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a kitchen appliance. The kitchen appliance includes: a body including a motor and a control unit controlling the motor; a container coupled to the body, the container including a receiving chamber defining a space for receiving ingredients to be processed and a processing member disposed in the space and processing the ingredients in the space using power from the motor; an enclosure having a closed position in which the enclosure covers at least a portion of the receiving chamber and an open position resulting from movement of at least a portion of the enclosure from the closed position with respect to the receiving chamber; an enclosure actuator shifting the enclosure between the open position and the closed position; and a controller controlling the enclosure actuator based on a current state of the motor.

Abstract: Tongs includes complementary first and second elongated arms each with a handle end and grasping heads. The arms are pivotally connected so that the arms can rotate between an open and a closed position. The handle ends are held in place by one or more magnets in the open position and the grasping heads form a Y-shaped configuration. No tension springs or other biasing mechanism are needed. In use, grasping ends are pressed towards each other to overcome the attractive force so the tongs are in the closed position. Tongs employs cleaning and utensil implements on the grasping ends. Microfibers on the grasping heads can be used for cleaning applications. The tongs are particularly suited for light household applications and as kitchen utensils.

Abstract: A grease absorbing utensil includes a pad that includes a set of layers and a handle coupled to the pad. Each layer is made from at least one flexible material that is lipophilic and biodegradable. The handle is lipophilic and biodegradable.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a frying basket with a detachable handle and an air fryer, including a frying basket body and a handle section, wherein the frying basket body and the handle section are detachably connected to each other; the inner part of the frying basket body is provided with a space to accommodate the handle section; the frying basket body is thereon provided with a mounting port; one end of the handle section is provided with a mounting base; and the mounting base is fitted and embedded in the mounting port. The present disclosure can solve the existing problems that the frying basket and handle cannot be disassembled and are inconvenient in transportation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hand washing machine using high pressure water including: a washing drum; a first spray unit connected to the washing drum; a water tank connected to the first spray unit; a second spray unit connected to the washing drum; a cleaning agent tank connected to the second spray unit; a casing accommodating the washing drum, the water tank, and the cleaning agent tank; a hand entrance opening formed in the upper portion of the washing drum at one side of the casing; an air blowing unit blowing air in a direction toward the center of the hand entrance opening from the inner circumference of the hand entrance opening; a control unit transmitting control signals to the first spray unit, the second spray unit, and the air blowing unit; and an actuation means transmitting an actuation signal to the control unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a foot-washing bowl system. The system may be comprised of a free-standing foot-washing stand and/or a toilet-mounted foot-washing stand. The free-standing foot-washing stand has a bowl that receives a water source to allow water to flow through the stand and out at least one opening of a cross-member to wash the feet of the user. The toilet-mounted embodiment features a stand identical to the free-standing stand that is further comprised of a toilet seat assembly that allows the system to attach and be used as a toilet seat.

Abstract: A shampoo support apparatus and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the shampoo support apparatus, a body is configurable between a reclining configuration and a booster seat configuration. In the reclining configuration, the body provides a neck support and a back support. A support structure that may be placed above the body is configured to accept and secure a smart device thereat and support the smart device at a smart device working distance from the neck support. In the booster seat configuration, the body folds into a rectangular shape to provide a seat.

Abstract: An example sheet product dispenser includes a housing for holding a new roll and a previously installed roll of sheet product. The dispenser includes a dispensing mechanism defining a nip and operable to dispense sheet product from either roll for retrieval by the user. A loading device of the dispenser is configured to receive a leading end of a new roll of sheet product being installed into the housing. The loading device can transition between three positions. In a receiving position, the loading device receives the leading end. In a nip loading position, the loading device causes the leading end to enter the nip to cause the dispensing mechanism to begin dispensing from the new roll. In a holding position, the loading device holds the leading end away from the nip to prevent dispensing from the new roll.

Abstract: A reversible squatting toilet stool includes a base, a top surface, and a plurality of stool legs connecting the base to the top surface. The top surface includes a first foot member, a second foot member, and a middle member comprising a first end connected to the first foot member and a second end connected to the second foot member. The middle member is connected to each of the first and the second foot members such that a plurality of openings are formed by the plurality of foot members and the middle member. Each of the plurality of openings are configured to receive into it a base of a toilet.

Abstract: A self-lowering toilet seat system includes a toilet bowl and a toilet seat. The system includes a hinge rotatably coupling the toilet seat and the toilet bowl. The hinge is configured so that the toilet seat is transitionable between a down position and an up position. A lowering device is configured to self-lower the toilet seat towards the down position. A fixedly sealed hinge housing has a delay device therein. The delay device is configured to cause a seat time delay before the lowering device causes the toilet seat to lower towards the down position. The delay device is engaged by applying a seat lifting force to raise the toilet seat towards the up position and removing the seat lifting force from the toilet seat. The delay device is configured to reset the seat time delay when the lifting force is reapplied before the delay device has expired.

Abstract: A quick-release and quick-installation hinge assembly includes a hinge to which a toilet lid is rotatably connected, a key plate fixed on a toilet bowl, and a limiting member. The hinge is fixedly provided with a hinge base fitted with the key plate. The hinge base and the key plate are in insertion fit in a lateral direction. The limiting member is provided with an inserting portion. The key plate is provided with an inserting hole that is in insertion fit with the inserting portion for position limitation. The inserting portion is fitted with the inserting hole for position limitation to prevent the hinge base and the key plate from being separated from each other in the lateral direction. The inserting portion penetrates through the inserting hole. The quick-release and quick-installation hinge assembly realizes a stable convenient connection structure between the hinge base of the hinge and the key plate.

Abstract: A toilet-training step stool or ladder that may be positioned around a toilet allowing a child to climb up and use a standard toilet seat. The ladder is especially useful for assisting a small male child to position and steady themselves adjacent to and facing the front of the toilet bowl while in a standing position.

Abstract: A foot stool includes a base having a first panel and a second panel rotatably coupled to the first panel. A step includes a third panel rotatably coupled to the second panel and a fourth panel rotatably coupled to the third panel. A connector is coupled to the first panel and is configured for coupling the base to a toilet bowl. The foot stool is movable from a first configuration in which the first and third panels extend substantially parallel to one another and the second and fourth panels each extend transverse to the first and third panels and a second configuration in which the panels each extend substantially parallel to one another.

Abstract: A hand vacuum cleaner comprises a vacuum cleaner body, which houses a suction motor and fan assembly, and a cyclone unit comprising a cyclone. When the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned with the upper end above the bottom, the cyclone axis of rotation is generally horizontal and extends between the front and rear ends of the cyclone. A handle is provided on a sidewall of a rear portion of the vacuum cleaner body and a handle axis extends through the hand grip portion of the handle from the first end of the hand grip portion to the second end of the hand grip portion and the handle axis intersects the suction motor axis of rotation.

Abstract: A hand vacuum cleaner has a cyclone having a cyclone axis of rotation that extends between the front and rear ends of the cyclone. A main body houses a suction motor. The suction motor is positioned rearward of the cyclone. The suction motor has an axis of rotation that is parallel to the cyclone axis of rotation. A pistol grip handle is located at the rear end of the hand vacuum cleaner wherein a finger grip area is positioned forward of the pistol grip handle and rearward of the main body. The cyclone axis of rotation extends through the pistol grip handle. An energy storage unit located at a lower end of the pistol grip handle and a power switch located at an upper end of the pistol grip handle.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner comprising an elongated body having a nozzle end and a handle end, an air inlet arranged at the nozzle end, a handle arranged at the handle end, at least one air outlet arranged on the elongated body, and a dust separation unit arranged inside the elongated body. The vacuum cleaner further comprises a first motor/fan unit and a second motor/fan unit each arranged inside the elongated body. The first motor/fan unit and second motor/fan unit are arranged to operate in parallel to generate an airflow from the air inlet through the dust separation unit to the at least one air outlet.

Abstract: A hand vacuum cleaner has an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet. A cyclone has a cyclone axis of rotation that extends between the front and rear ends of the cyclone and the suction motor suction has a motor axis of rotation is parallel to the cyclone axis of rotation. A pistol grip handle located at the rear end of the hand vacuum cleaner, wherein a finger grip area is positioned forward of the pistol grip and rearward of the suction motor. An inlet conduit, which is provided with an electrical connector, is provided at the upper end of the hand vacuum cleaner and a battery pack is located at a lower end of the pistol grip handle.

Abstract: A spot cleaner apparatus may have a clean fluid tank configured for holding a cleaning fluid. A dirty fluid tank may include an integrated liquid/air separator. A cleaning head may be fluidly coupled to the clean fluid tank, the cleaning head including one or more vacuum inlets and a fluid-nebulizing orifice configured to dispense the cleaning fluid in a mist-like fashion. A pump assembly may fluidly couple the clean fluid tank to the cleaning head. A fluid heater heats the cleaning fluid at or between the clean fluid tank and the fluid-nebulizing orifice. A vacuum assembly configured for drawing a vacuum airflow from one or more vacuum inlets in the cleaning head through the integrated liquid/air separator in the dirty fluid tank.

Abstract: An autonomous cleaning robot includes a main body including a main mounting frame and an outer shell, a drive wheel assembly, a collision mitigation mechanism, a sweeping and vacuum assembly, a cleaning fluid applicator and cleaning roller assembly, a germicidal ultraviolet light disinfection mechanism, the germicidal ultraviolet light disinfection mechanism capable of disinfecting both cleaning fluid and a cleaning surface, and a main controller unit. The robot uses germicidal ultraviolet radiation to both disinfect a cleaning surface as well as to disinfect used and/or recycled cleaning fluid. A method for cleaning a floor involves activating the robot; checking fluid levels; acquiring imagery of the space to be cleaned, dispensing cleaning fluid, recycling recovered and excess cleaning fluid, irradiating used cleaning fluid, irradiating a cleaning surface, moving across a cleaning area, recording a travel path, traveling across areas not previously traveled across, and powering down when finished.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a floor brush structure. In this solution, by installing the hard bristles and the soft bristles on the rolling body, when hairs on a floor are cleaned away, direct contact between the hairs and the hard bristles is reduced, at the same time, the hairs tangled on the rolling brush are combed by cooperating with the comb teeth, and installation parameters and structures of the bristles and the comb teeth are matched at high precision during installation, so that a floor brush achieves an efficient cleaning function.

Abstract: A cleaner head for a vacuum cleaner includes a single agitator rotatably mounted within a housing, the agitator being arranged transversely within the housing such that it is perpendicular to the direction of travel of the cleaner head during use, the agitator being conical in shape, such that a first end has a larger diameter than a second end.

Abstract: A mobile free standing air treatment unit comprises an air treatment unit, a first docking unit for a first vacuum cleaner comprising a first dirty air inlet in flow communication with an outlet port of the first vacuum cleaner and a first clean air outlet in flow communication with an inlet port of the first vacuum cleaner and a vacuuming unit, wherein the mobile free standing air treatment unit is operable in a docking mode using a first air flow path and a cleaning mode using a second air flow path.

Abstract: A mobile cleaning robot movable within an environment can include a body, a drive arm, a container, a biasing element, and a link. The drive arm can be connected to the body and can be movable with respect to the body. The drive arm can support a drive wheel. The container can be connectable to the body and can be configured to carry a fluid therein. The biasing element can be connected to the drive arm to bias the drive wheel toward a floor surface. The link can be pivotably connected to the body and can be connected to the biasing element. The link can be engageable with the tank to adjust the biasing element based on an amount of the fluid in the container.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a surface cleaning apparatus that includes a fluid delivery system for mopping a floor surface after sweeping debris from the floor surface. The surface cleaning apparatus can have a brushroll, a collection bin that receives dirt and liquid swept by the brushroll, and a cleanout member configured to empty the collection bin and mechanically remove dirt and liquid accumulated on one or more internal surfaces of the base.

Abstract: A self-propelled cleaning machine includes a base, a walking module, a lift module, a cleaning device and a reciprocating device. The lift module includes a lift seat, which is provided below the base and is configured to move up and down relative to the base for the lift seat to approach or depart from the base. The reciprocating device is connected to the cleaning device. At least a portion of the reciprocating device is configured to be connected to the lift seat of the lift module, so that the at least a portion of the reciprocating device moves up and down along with up-and-down movements of the lift seat. Moreover, the reciprocating device is configured to enable the cleaning device to perform a reciprocating motion relative to the lift seat in a mopping mode to thereby mop the floor back and forth.

Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus includes a housing including an upright handle assembly and a base mounted to the upright handle assembly. The surface cleaning apparatus is further provided with a brushroll and a fluid delivery system comprising a fluid supply chamber and a fluid dispenser configured to dispense fluid to the brushroll.

Abstract: A mobile dock is disclosed and includes a receiving unit for receiving the floor cleaner. The paired device may be the floor cleaner, or a smart device of a user. The mobile dock follows a user, such that the dock is conveniently accessible during use of the floor cleaner.

Abstract: A docking station for a cleaner including a docking unit including an upper surface forming a travel route along a first direction for a robot cleaner to move upon to enter the docking station; and a floorcloth separator including a protrusion, and configured so that the protrusion protrudes from a predetermined area of the upper surface of the docking unit such that a free end of the protrusion is defined along a second direction different from the first direction, and while a robot cleaner with a floorcloth attached thereto travels on the travel route along the first direction, at least a portion of the protrusion is inserted between the robot cleaner and the attached floorcloth to separate the attached floorcloth from the robot cleaner.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cleaning robot, a cleaning method, and a computer-readable storage medium. The cleaning method includes: obtaining a map of a closed space, the map including a plurality of rooms corresponding to the closed space. The plurality of rooms can be grouped into at least two sub-zones. Each sub-zone includes at least one room, each room included in each sub-zone belongs only to this sub-zone. The cleaning method also includes cleaning a first sub-zone of the at least two sub-zones. The cleaning method also includes, after completing cleaning the first sub-zone, controlling the cleaning robot to return to a charging apparatus for recharging, and, after recharging is completed, controlling the cleaning robot to clean a second sub-zone of the at least two sub-zones.