Wednesday, 30 September 2009

When PC and mobile control the robot remotely


To best assist their owners, the robot must be as independent as possible. Or they can be controlled remotely, adds GostaiNet.It has benefited from the Stakeholder Forum Digital (FAN), * The Workshop which was present to unveil a platform that allows to give simple commands to a robotic machine from a computer or mobile phone. Simply connect to the service using the Internet or 3G network."The connection is made with the robot via Wi-Fi router in the place where he is," said L'Atelier Unnan Keuk, marketing manager at Gostai. It is therefore possible to move the robot by simply using the directional keys of her computer keyboard or the telephone.

Many applications

images are transmitted from the robot's camera and appear directly on the screen. You can zoom in, take photos, archive ... "We can also return the mapping of a place," adds Unnan Keuk. "The robot is thus able to move them independently.Models equipped to identify when using a laser. It is also possible to detect movement and archiving. Possible applications are numerous. Telepresence home to remotely check that everything goes well at home.Or more generally, a monitoring activity which the robot would replace the night watchmen. Another possibility being considered: a model robot was also used in June to allow Internet users to visit the show Future Seine from their computer.

A system compatible with many manufacturers

in taking control of a robotic machine made available by the organizers, they could well move from stand to stand and question the speakers.One can also imagine machines dedicated to look after elderly or sick people, many of which can be managed by one person. The advantage of the service is that it potentially works with any robot equipped with a camera, a microphone and a speaker.It does indeed use Urbi, a universal operating system created by Gostai. Currently the system is compatible with more than a dozen robots sold.