Autonomous, Tele-presence, Object-identifying and manipulation robot

Abstract

Automated Assistance Systems are the main reasons for today’s efficient and reliable service in industries and warehouses around the world. These systems help reduce human work load and minimize errors which may be caused by workers. Machines such as robotic arms and monitoring bots have excelled industries to manufacture top of the line products and provide a systematic service to its customers. The basic idea behind this project being proposed is to design an autonomous and tele-presence robot having the functionality of both a robotic arm as well as a robotic body which would navigate its way through a warehouse and monitor inventory restocking. Sensors on the body would assist the robot in navigating its way avoiding any obstacles it may encounter. Camera mounted on the arm would provide us with a live feed of the area it is used at. That live feed would be monitored by workers through a web application available on most devices. Camera would also scan QR codes on packages checking their correct placement. Motors in both the arm and the body would provide a wide angle of freedom for maximum navigation capabilities. Different robots were studied and their functionality and hardware components were thoroughly looked through to find the most suitable and efficient parts for our project. Robot designing was done on SolidWorks. Coding of robot will be done on NVidia Jetson Nano. Web application will be designed on WebStorm. Since our robotic arm will be mounted on the movable robot, it can be used in multiple places without physically moving the arm or having more than one arm in a warehouse. This project may also help prevent injuries to humans as it may replace human labor e.g. lifting and moving packages.