The Koala robot is a platform for full-scale demonstrations. Software compatible with Khepera, it has been designed to be easy to use, easy to be transported and able to deal with a standard office environment as well as rough terrain.
A first application tested with this robot is the automatic vacuum cleaner. The Koala robot has been equipped with a real vacuum cleaner and an arm with two degrees of freedom. At the end of the arm, there is a tactile system, robust and efficient.
Click here to watch the video (1 Mbyte) where you can follow Koala Vacuum Cleaner detecting obstacles, classifying them, following a wall, mesasuring angles ... and, believe it or not, dealing with chairs
!This project has essentially been developed by Iwan Ulrich.
Many thanks to Iwan for this demo !
I. Ulrich, F. Mondada and J.-D. Nicoud, "Autonomous Vacuum Cleaner" , Robotics and Autonomous Systems 19, 1997, pp. 233-245.
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Francesco Mondada June 1996. Send me an E-mail for any questions or comments.