Intelligent Robot Laboratory, University of Tsukuba

Using odometry and GPS for navigation for a big-size yamabico robot. Navigation in proximity of buildings is realized, in spite of an uncertain GPS positioning due to signal deformations.

The human to guide of follow is equipped with an infre-red light emittor. Using image recognition, the robot is able to estimate the position of its "client".

Guiding behavior demo Thr robot's speed changes according to the human's pace.

A human operator can remotely choose, pick-up and read a book, page after page using the robot's manipulator

A robot for remote operations on the moon surface has to judge by himself the traversability of its environment. Using a laser sensor the robot is able to build a 3D elevation map of its surroundings and decide of a path

From its PC desktop, a user can check the disponibility of tools and request the robot to bring him those available.

Using the fast "Sasuke" Yamabiko performed a 300m navigation inside the university buildings. Reached speed is 1.4m/sec

The robot can estimate its posture by fusing information from a gyro, a gravity sensor and a sun-direction sensor.

A robot that can serves tea to the lab's visitors.

Navigation from interior to exterior back to interior. Navigation in exterior is performed using the visual recognition of tile patterns on the ground.

When a human wants to throw away some garbage, he just needs to firmly move his hand to be recognized by the robot

An operating system to allow an easy plug-and-play gestion of distance sensors and information fusion.