Robotics Trends

Robot Provides 3-D Images of Dangerous Locations Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology and the University of Missouri-Columbia partner to develop a remote-controlled robot that is equipped with an infrared camera and LIDAR technology capable of providing detailed images of room interiors even when peering through a window. Soldiers and first responders may soon have a better way to evaluate the interior of dangerous structures, thanks to a joint project between Missouri University of Science and Technology and the University of Missouri-Columbia. As part of the project, which began in 2008, students at Missouri S&T have built a remote-controlled robot that is equipped with an infrared camera and LIDAR (light detection and ranging) technology. Like radar, LIDAR sends out signals, in this case millions of laser points, to bounce off objects… View this post
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Tagged: Robot, Mobile robot, Lidar, Robotics, Norbert maerz, University of missouri-columbia, Missouri university of science and technology, Ye duan

Velodyne Lidar Expands Global Reseller Network Manufacturer of high definition 3-D lidar sensors now has distributor offices in Germany, China, Israel, South Korea and the UK. Velodyne Lidar, Inc., a manufacturer of high definition 3-D lidar sensors, has secured international agreements with five major distributors worldwide to expand marketing for the company’s sensor products.  The extended distributor network includes offices in Germany, China, Israel, South Korea and the UK. The Velodyne HDL-64E is used by commercial, government and defense organizations for high-precision 3D mapping, surveying and security along with applications for terrestrial and marine autonomous vehicles and robotics.  The new distributors are the exclusive channel for distributing the sensor in their respective regions and each brings their own unique expertise and strategic regional strengths: IfTAS in Germany; LumiSol in South Korea; RAM-Robots… View this post
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Tagged: Robot, Lidar, Robotics, Sensors, 3-d lidar, Velodyne, Hdl-64e, Velodyne lidar

Laser-Ranging System Provides Precision to the Nanometer The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced the development of an ultra-precise laser-ranging system that combines two different approaches to range-finding and an “optical frequency comb”—a set of spectrometry tools that can precisely identify the color of light from specific sources. The system combines time-of-flight method of distance ranging and interferometry, a technique that usually involves splitting a single beam at its source and recombining them at the destination, to measure distance or other influences by the difference between the two beams. Inteferometry is frequently used in fiberoptic telecommunications, astronomy and other laser-using specialties. Using the two methods simultaneously with ultrafast-pulsed fiber lasers that are more portable than comparable crystal-generated laser systems, NIST researchers built a system they said could measure distance to… View this post
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Tagged: Research, Lidar, Design and development, Laser vision systems