iRobot was granted a patent for a robot mop-pad washing dock

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  "company": {
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    "detail": "In September 2026 iRobot patented a docking station for washing cleaning pads on mobile robots, used in automated home floor-care systems.",
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    "patent_title": "Pad washing dock for mobile cleaning robots",
    "patent_number": "US12745889",
    "uspto_assignee": "iRobot Corporation",
    "patent_abstract": "A docking station for a mobile cleaning robot can include a base, a housing, and a pad cleaning system. The base can be configured to receive the mobile cleaning robot. The housing can be connected to the base. The pad cleaning system can be connected to the housing and can include a reservoir configured to retain liquid therein. The pad cleaning system can also include an agitator located at least partially within the reservoir. The agitator can be engageable with a cleaning pad of the mobile cleaning robot.",
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