Robotics > Robotics Research

Here is a project done at University of Illinois, which uses smartphones and irobot vacuum cleaner robots, in order to do painting for a predetermined shape. One robot is given the task of being central robot which coordinates other robots and each unit communicate with each other using smart phones. In the video, once a robot completes its task, which is painting the line that was assigned by the coordinating robot, it requests a new task from the coordinator. If there are any available tasks, the central robot gives the new assignment and the robot goes to the required location to paint the new line. If a new task is […] Read More

Mosaic is a collaborative project, with the objective of designing and developing mobile robots of industrial quality that are targeted for high end markets. Among the many focus areas of the project, some of the main ones can be mentioned here are: to minimize failure rate, achieve easy maintenance with modular design, silent motion operation, 1m/s speeds, both indoor and outdoor operation, several hours of autonomy, various ways to communicate with the environment can be counted. The project website claims that significant cost savings can be achieved through this project in developing robots with respect to a R&D project of a large company. For more details, please visit the website […] Read More