iRobot | The Ava mobile robotics platform
February 4, 2012
iRobot | iRobot Ava™ is a breakthrough mobile robotics platform developed to help robot designers, application developers and market innovation specialists expedite the pursuit of practical, affordable mobile robotic solutions.
Autonomous navigation for independent, proactive point-to-point navigation. The right balance of features and robustness integrated in meaningful and productive ways. A highly accessible development platform for business or consumer applications. Comprehensive sensor arrays (laser, sonar, and 2D/3Dimaging) providing complete autonomous navigation.
Intuitive and easy to use controls for natural, non-intrusive user interactions. Customizable touch, voice, and gestural controls create richer interactions. Person-following, height adjustment and other flexible, autonomous behaviors simplify use. Deliberate navigation and predictable behaviors inspire trust and confidence.
Real time situational awareness for fast reactions to the complex world we live in. Detects and avoids people, objects and hazards such as stairs. Responds to our human world with smooth yet quick omni-directional movement. Identifies and reacts to changing environments in real time.
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Comments (3)
by Dragos
iRobot Ava is one of the most advanced telepresence robot designed to work in different environments. Even it is used in social or medical purposes, the robot has a design that help the user to teleport in different places in the same time. Because I write about robots, detailed information about Ava can be found in my article http://www.intorobotics.com/irobot-ava-mobile-robotic-platform-overview/ that describe the technologies inside the Ava and also how the robot works.
by sblack
Interesting point.
by Marco Santini
This is a very interesting article about safe robotic navigation in a human environment. A prerequisite for many high level interactions with humans.