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Home Floor Washing Robot - Scooba 5900


Many have witness iRobot’s Roomba vacuums cleaning robot but this new product, the Scooba 5900, not only vacuums, it also washes, scrub and dries the floor. The Scooba 5900 floor washing robot is designed to clean floor autonomously with just a push of the buttons.



Scooba 5900 can clean up to 500 square feet on a single battery charge run, and provided maximum coverage of large floor areas. It dispenses fresh solution as it moves along to clean hard-to-reach areas such as under the kitchen cabinets, tables and cupboards. It is programmed to prep, wash, scrub and dry autonomously. The robot prep by vacuuming any loose dirt or crumbs before dispensing water and cleaning solution for wash. Following, its rotating brush would gently scrub and remove spills, dirt and grime from the floor surface before drying the floor off by the collection of the dirty water. The dirty water is collected to prevent spreading and also for easy disposal, to accelerate the drying time and for the convenient of the user. It sleek design allows it to maneuver through around kitchen decor and it is safe to use on all sealed hardwood, tile and linoleum.



Similar to Roomba, the Scooba 5900 consist of a front bumper sensor and surrounding sensor to detect obstacle and automatically avoiding while it cleans and washes. Its’ cleaning algorithms strength is demonstrated when it cleans an entire standard size kitchen autonomously in just a period of 45 minutes.



Check out the iRobot Scooba 5900 demonstration video and features on the iRobot's website



Cost: iRobot Scooba 5900 - USD$399.900



In addition, iRobot has came up with the iRobot Create Programmable Robot. Like a basic platform for the Roomba and Scooba, the iRobot Create Programmable Robot is a durable, reliable, fully assembled programmable robot with out-of-the-box operation. It has 10 built-in demos, 32 built-in sensors, an open cargo bay and 25-pin expansion port that allows you to add your own sensors, grippers, wireless connections, computers or other hardware. This product is great for experimenting with robotics.



Cost: iRobot Create Programmable Robot - USD$129.99



Other interesting home robotic product by iRobot




Ng Buck Sin U046233B U0406233@nus.edu.sg



Pictures source: http://www.irobot.com/sp.cfm?pageid=95

Robotic Telesurgical Workstation for Laparoscopy

Tan Shunpeng U036051B U0307572@nus.edu.sg

With the introduction of minimally invasive surgery, unnecessary trauma is limited by reducing the size of incisions. This brings many advantages such as less scarring and faster recovery times. However, the reduced access results in reduction in dexterity, limits perception and lengthens procedure time. A robotic telesurgical workstation for laparoscopy has been developed in a joint project between UCB and UCSF to address this problem. The design is a bimanual system with two 6 DOF manipulators instrumented with grippers, controlled by a pair of 6 DOF master manipulators. The robotic instruments are under direct control of the surgeon through teleoperation.


To increase the dexterity, a 6 DOF slave manipulator will be controlled through a spatially consistent and intuitive master. The force feedback to the master will increase the fidelity of the manipulation and the tactile feedback will restore the tactile sensation. The workstation will incorporate two robotic manipulators with dexterous manipulation and tactile sensing capabilities, master devices with force and tactile feedback, and improved imaging and 3D display systems, all controlled through computers. This system is both highly dexterous and intuitive to use.





In the procedure for MIS of the abdomen, for example, a laparoscope is inserted with a cannula through a 10 mm incision in the abdominal wall. A CCD camera mounted on the laparoscope transmits the image to a CRT monitor is viewed by the surgical team. Several instruments such as graspers are inserted through separate cannulas. A commercial voice-actuated manipulator is also available to control the laparoscope.



References:


1) http://robotics.eecs.berkeley.edu/medical/


2) L. W. Way, S. Bhoyrul, and T. Mori, Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery, Churchill Livingstone, 1995.

RoboSapien

Lim Jun Ming Kelvin U036328m U0303229@nus.edu.sg



RoboSapien is the first robot to be built based on applied biomorphic robotics. Biomorphic robotics is a sub-discipline of robotics focusing on emulating the mechanics, sensor systems, computing structures and methodologies used by animals.


Loaded with attitude and intelligence, RoboSapien is packed with an overwhelming number of features. RoboSapien has six touch sensors, as well as a speaker and microphone for basic audio functionality. It is able to walk with two different speeds, turn and has full functional arms that can grip objects and throw. In total, RoboSapien has 67 executable commands.
RoboSapien can also be programmed to perform a series of movement commands up to 84 steps. The program can then be saved for execution later. It is also possible to program Robosapien to perform a certain set of actions when it comes in contact with something or when it ‘hears’ a noise. For example, it can be programmed to start dancing when something touches its right hand or when it ‘hears’ someone shouting “dance”.

Robosapien was designed to be easily modified to encourage the community to add their own unique function to the robosapien. At the RoboCup German Open 2005 tournament two teams of three Robosapiens each played the first soccer match of humanoid robots worldwide. The head of the robot was replaced by a PDA and a camera was used to allow the robot to take in information about the environment. A control program would then react to this information input and give the appropriate output.
Links:
Lim Jun Ming Kelvin (U036328m)

Scorpion EOD for The Big Jobs

Isreali police forces have recently used the Explosive Ordinance Disposal, EOD, robot Scorpion to dispose of a hidden bomb.

The Scorpion is from Autonomous Solutions, Inc of Utah. It is made from a modified Bobcat excavator with ASI's command and control brains.

Six Scorpions were delivered to Isreali police in 2006 and this is their first success on active duty.

The large size of the EOD robot makes it unique in the growing family of bomb disposal robots.
According to ASI:
The Scorpion's size, strength, and its ability to cut through steel introduces new capabilities which are changing the way the Israeli Police plan and execute their explosive ordnance disposal operations.


Autonomous Solutions, Inc.

The Semantic Robotic Vision Challenge

A robot challenge has been announced that will test robots' abilities to recognize objects as well as their skill at understanding language.

The robot contestants will be given a list of objects located around their competition arena where they will be expected to go get them.

The robots will be required to look up the name of the objects on the internet - for example from Google image search - then find the required items.

From the website:

Integrating a mobile robot with the vision research adds another interesting layer of complexity that would not ordinarily be available in a purely computer vision competition. Semantic understanding of the objects could also be expanded to scene understanding as well.

So the objects will be located in proper context for example office items will be set up in a simulated office.

The final rules for the competition will be posted this week. Contestants are required to pass a qualifying test to get into the finals.
The final event will be held at the Twenty-Second AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence held in Vancouver July 22-26 2007.

The Semantic Robotic Vision Challenge
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