Our corobots
The current plan for our corobots involves the use of a Create
robot for the base, a netbook or tablet computer for the control
and interactivity, and several sensors.
Our version-0 prototype
looks like this:
This version of the robot uses a pair of cameras to perform stereo
vision, though we are also considering the use of a Kinect for
obstacle avoidance while the two cameras are mounted to point to
either side of the robot. This will enable us to track 2D bar codes
that are mounted around our building to assist with localization and
navigation.
As we further develop our system, we will add descriptions
of the various components under development, as well as an
API for the library that we will provide for user code
development.
Disclaimer: This material is based upon work supported by the
National Science Foundation under Award No. IIS-1208566. Any
opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed
in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily
reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.