RAPOSA, robot for Search and Rescue, Institute for Systems and Robotics, Lisbon, Portugal

This video demonstrates an algorithm for the autonomous stair climbing of a tracked robot , using only pitch and roll angles, as measured by accelerometers sensors. A skilled human operator is required to climb stairs manually, therefore, doing so autonomously allows for a more efficient robot operation in search and rescue scenarios. Results have shown that the proposed algorithm was capable of climbing several kinds of stairs. An empirical evaluation comparing the proposed control algorithm with human teleoperation was also conducted, showing an overall more reliable and faster operation in the majority of the tests. This difference is even more significant when the human operator is limited to the camera view of the robot, which is the most common situation on the field.

Click to expand...

This video shows some footage from the participation of SocRob-RAPOSA team (ISR/IST, Portugal) in the Robot Rescue League of RoboCup GermanOpen 2012 competition (Magdeburg, Germany), 28/Mar - 1/Apr, 2012.

The robot is fully teleoperated. However, during competition the operator has no direct visual contact with the robot, meaning that the only feedback he receives from the robot comes from the video onboard the robot.

Click to expand...

This video is focused on a joint Search and Rescue exercise puting together the RAPOSA-NG robot and a GNR/GIPS team. The technologies shown include locomotion in rough terrain, augmented reality, 2D and 3D mapping, and immersive teleoperation.

Click to expand...