KuruRobo, Autonomous Robotic Wheelchair

KuruRobo is a autonomous robotic wheelchair that helps disabled people that have problem manipulating joysticks of normal electric wheelchairs.
KuruRobo assists people for taking them for one place to another, avoiding obstacles and self positioning for indoor use without GPS or human intervention or manipulation.

The KuruRobo uses the camera and a depth sensor from the Kinect as main input device for human recognition, shape detection, avoiding obstacles and inside navigation.

The recognition of human bodies allows KuruRobo to receive instructions with the movement of body parts such as people tracking, that allows the wheelchair to follow an specific person.
KuruRobo has a robotic head for the communication between the robotic wheelchair and people

KuruRobo Autonomous Robtic wheelchair

Robolet, Nuclear inspection Robot

Robolet, Nuclear Inpection Robot, NHK Television

Robolet is humanoid Robot that can be applied for inspection and monitoring in radioactive and hazardous environments for people. Robolet can transmit the radiation levels of its location in real time, perform some human tasks and receive commands or orders by its camera and depth sensor for control purposes.

The Robot uses a camera and a depth sensor from human recognition, shape detection and obstacle recognition. The recognition of human bodies allows the Robot to receive instructions with the movement of body parts.
The robot is equipped with a Geiger counter on the left hand that can measure beta and gamma rays coming from any radioactive source. The measurement is wireless transmitted in real time to a computer in other location.

Robolet, Nuclear inspection Robot

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HAMANDA, Rescue and exploration Hexapod

Hamanda Hexapod is a rescue, exploration and recognition robot that can walk on rocky surfaces, mud and hard surfaces to walk. It has six legs controlled by 18 servo motors each one controlled independently, so it can adapt its legs to any surface.

Hamanda Hexapod is able to work in places such as earthquakes, explosions, caves, volcanoes, and etc. located 15 kilometers from the base.

Hamanda Hexapod has a high resolution camera with night vision and bi-directional audio system (speaker and microphone) to allow communication with the victims. The vision system is programmed with OpenCV for the recognition of human beings under stones and debris. It also has heat, humidity and gas sensors to facilitate the human recognition and to know the conditions of the environment.

Hamanda has a Global Positioning System (GPS) for precise positioning. It has a range up to 4.5 hours of battery and has a power recovery system up to 10 hours for the computer and GPS.

Hexapod Hamanda is currently under process of patent.

Hamanda Hexapod

HUNTER, Rescue and exploration Rover

Hunter is a robot that works in partnership with Hamanda Hexabot. Both robots communicate with each other and when Hamanda Hexabot needs the help of Hunter to be transported faster, Hunter comes to the location of Hamanda and gets up on Hunter. At the point of exploration, Hamanda gets off of Hunter and makes its work. When Hamanda finishes the exploration, it returns back to Hunter to return together to the starting point (usually the control base).

Hunter, like Hamanda, has a night vision camera programmed with OpenCV to recognize human beings and also has a bi-directional audio system (speaker and microphone) for communication with the victims.

The Global Positioning System (GPS) of Hunter indicates the positioning of the robot and avoids exploring the same place twice by Hunter and Hamanda.

Hunter is able to climb stairs and climb slopes up to 60 degrees due its 2 elevated wheels.

It has a range up to 6 hours of battery and also, like Hamanda, Hunter has a power recovery system up to 10 hours for the computer and GPS.

Hunter Rover & Hamanda Hexapod

Hunter Rover & Hamanda Hexapod

Electrathon, high efficiency electric vehicle

An electrathon is a competition to go the farthest in one hour powered only by commercial batteries weighing no more than 73 pounds (33 kg) (two car batteries).

It involved a three wheeled electric vehicle, somewhat similar in overall appearance to a Go-Kart with an aerodynamic body, but powered by an electric motor and batteries. It was defined and constrained by length and width (12 feet long and 4 feet (1.2 m) wide maximum) and by battery weight and chemistry (73 lb, sealed lead acid). Discharged for one hour, this amounts to just under one kilowatt/hour, or about 1.3 horsepower. Driver's weight was 132 lbs (60 kg), and the vehicle itself 70lbs (32Kg). Safety regulations require features such as braking systems, roll bars, and electrical disconnects.

It was held in Mexico City and in Monterrey for the final competition.

Electrathon Team: Cimarron Racing Team

Electrathon vehicle