Dual-streering Robots

The iR²L is presently using a four-wheeled mobile robot which has steering for both front and rear wheels for conducting its experiments in robotics hardware. We are also researching affordable robots in education in schools and universities with the focus on creating the embedded and teleoperation software for such mobile robots. It is a robust mobile platform on which mobile robots of different functionalities can be implemented. We control it through an API developed in C++. The algorithms we have developed for localization, non-holonomous planning and map-building will be incorporated into the API and tested.

Mobile Autonomous eXplorer

FRBot is all terrain robot with 4 wheel drive robot with twin, independent Ackerman steering for front and rear with tight turning radius (25 cm).  Running gear attached to sophisticated suspension system.

The goal of FRBot  is be used as low cost sophisticated research platform for researchers and universities. FRBot can be used as search and rescue robot because of its all terrain capability and highly rugged chassis which can withstand high speed collision.

 The special feature of FRBot is most of its parts are off the shelf components. This enables to go from design to production quickly and manufacture large number of FRBot  without any hassles.

The FRBot contains

§         full fledged on board Pentium computer,

§         powerful controller board to interface all

       sensors and motors to computer

§         pan and tilt head which houses stereo camera

§         a ring of 8 sonars spaced 45 degrees apart

We are currently researching affordable robots for education in schools and universities. In collaboration with our partner Universities, we are focused on creating the embedded and teleportation software for such mobile robots

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