Robust Mobile Manipulation in
Unstructured and Human Environments


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Advanced Robotics
Collaborative Research Project with the National University of Singapore,  Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology and Stanford University
(last update: 26 May 2006)

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Experiments involve a
- Mitsubishi PA-10 robot (torque controlled)
- Puma 560 robot (torque controlled)
- Nomad XR-4000 mobile base (velocity controlled)
- SIMTech custom made mobile base (torque controlled)


Compliant Motion of a Mobile Manipulator (PA-10 on mobile base)   NEW!

Mpg video file: Robot motion (PA-10 on mobile base)       NEW!

Mpg video file: PA-10 Receiving and Slotting Token             NEW!

Mpg video file: Canopy Polishing showing Force Tracking data (with user input for base motion to extend robot workspace)
Mpg video file: Canopy Polishing across wrist singularity

Mpg video file: Basic Compliant Motion Capabilty (zero moment control)
Mpg video file: Canopy Polishing using Compliant Motion with Base Motion as Disturbance
Mpg video file: Canopy polishing using compliant motion across wrist singularity
Mpg video file: Singularity handling on the PUMA 560 robot

Mpg video file: Null Motion Capability of Arm-Base System, Walk Through of System
Mpg video file: Extension of Arm Reachable Workspace by Mobile Base
Mpg video file: Null Space Motion - maintaining position and orientation of water bottle

Robotics Telepresence

Mpg video file: Head Eye Module for Robotic Telepresence

Mpg video file: Haptics device controlling PA-10 industrial robot
Mpg video file: Arm on Mobile Base system, tracking the end-effector of PA-10 (green), which is controlled by a haptics device

Mpg video file: Obstacle Avoidance (Global optimal path and reactive motion planning)

Mpg video file: Vision Based Control: Tracking a known target in six DOF
Mpg video file: Tool Sorting Demonstration (Identifying and picking up tools) using PA-10 robot