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Introduction to Robotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI (Politecnico di Milano), used for application of robotics in manufacturing industry and

in general applications

Robotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI proposes a toolkit for building low cost robot for co-workers for a broad spectrum of scenarios. The envisaged system approach keeps the human worker in the loop. The goal of Robotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI is to provide safe, tailor made, low cost systems, which are socially accepted by the worker and enable greener, more customized and high quality product.

DESCRIPTIONThe Robotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI has been developed by Politecnico di Milano POLIMI , Department of Mechanics, for the European Project “Locobot” in FP7 of European Union, a program of Research in Europe.Robotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI is working with 4 electric motors, which operate with 4 omnidirectional wheels, which can move the platform in all directions. Locobot uses a Lithium Battery of high power and energy. Robotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI is equipped with radar to recognize the environment and have a memory of all the walls, objects, tool machines, obstacles, objects, equipment, persons, etc. Robotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI is equipped also with a stereo camera and a web canera, to have a complete vision of the environment. It has also 8 infrared sensors and 8 ultrasonic sensors, which detect all the obstacles and give a full safety to the Locobot platform, during the motion.Robotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI has also a voice control for its motion, and a kinect control, which recognizes the arms indications of a person and follows his instructions, according to hand and legs motions.Robotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI works with a microprocessor with special software deviled with ROS operating system, and can communicate by emails of cell phone, tablets, and computer by Wi-Fi.

OPERATIONS BY Robotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI.Robotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI is a mobile platform that can carry robots on the upper surface, can transport tools and objects, can transport the worker during the assembly processes.

ADVANTAGESThe advantages of the Robotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI are many; some of them are connected to the possible transportation of objects and persons, avoiding the time waste to do it by manual operation, because the platform can support up to 100 kilograms. Robotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI can support some robotic arms for manipulating and handling objects in the assembly lines, in the manufacturing lines, in all the operational environments.The added value of the mobile robotic platform is that it permits that robots are mobile and can change their positions, in the manufacturing working, and are stable during the operations, because it guarantees a stable

position by means of 4 legs and feet.

PROJECT : INTELLIGENT MOBILE ROBOTIC PLATFORM FOR ROBOTIC OPERATIONS AND COWORKERS

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ENVIRONMENTRobotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI can be applied in many environments. For industrial use, Robotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI is able to move friendly and safely inside the work factories, performing its task and avoiding every obstacle and person, in a very interactive and intelligent way.In domestic environment, Robotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI can move friendly with simple actions of support and with accommodation of unable people in the transport.In external environments, Robotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI can be used for special transportation with reliable motion, in every direction In the supermarket and big shadow, Robotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI can be the worker for cleaning the floors, for carrying the goods and foods in the boxes, for transportation of heavy loads with support to the worker.

APPLICATIONSRobotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI has many possibility of applications in manufacturing industries, because it carries the material to be assembled, used, machined, in the required position, avoiding the fatigue to the worker, who can control and command the Robotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI with the voice, with automatic control with cell phone and tablet, with no fatigue, and saving time

REPLACEMENT OF LABOURRobotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI performs a great replacement of labor, because it saves the human fatigue and gives the opportunity to work in a better environment, with a more intelligent

and free work, avoiding the stress and the fatigue of human operations.EFFICIENCYRobotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI offers a long life for 12 hours a day of continuous work, and it can be recharged very easily and automatically.Robotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI performs a continuous work with support to the human worker for 24 hours continuously, with a double system.The use of energy is very low, when it is compared with the save of energy.

COOPERATION WITH WORKERThe project LOCOBOT has been developed with the goal that the worker finds a real support from the presence of the robotic platform, which can move the robots on its top, can transport heavy and light

component in the manufacturing line, can move the worker when he is tired or unable.The Robotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI is coordinated with the robot in its top, and the system work a in a completely autonomous way inside manufacturing Company.Robotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI performs a great cooperation with the worker, because Robotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI has an autonomous navigation and it moves according to the workers requirements. All sensors are adapted to the human action, which is facilitated by the presence of Robotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI.

TRAINING AND USETraining of Robotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI is very easy; it is moved only by icons, with no written words. It can be controlled also by voice.Use of Robotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI is very friendly and safe. All safety is performed with infrared sensors, ultrasonic sensors, active system of safety, and by the use of the best technologies and material in the construction.

LOW COST

IN LINE

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The components and the design of Robotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI are very reliable and very efficient, even if the name Locobot means “Low Cost Robot for coworkers”. In fact the choice of the best components in the world has performed a very reliable robotic platform, which work in cooperation with the robots, the machines and the workers. It is the first word example of a cooperation robot + machine + human, with all the sensors activated wit the presence of the human worker.

DESIGN AND MANAGEMENTRobotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI may be designed in many sizes and shapes, according to the requirements. We can design special shapes with particular colors and materials, making the best reconfiguration of the Robotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI.Robotic Intelligent Platform POLIMI can support small robots and big robots, up to100 kilos of weight.

ROBOTIC INTELLIGENT PLATFORM POLIMI WITH ROBOTS FOR ASSEMBLING TO BE PUT ON ITS TOP

INTERFACE VERY FRIENDLY, USABLE WITH MOBILE PHONE , TABLETS AND COMPUTERS

MOSCOW, 24.6.14

Prof. Ing. Alberto Rovetta - Politecnico di Milano - Dipartimento di Meccanica – Via La Masa 1, 20156  Milano (Italy)  email alberto.rovetta@polimi.it   Tel. +39-02-2399.8407; gsm +39-335-463866 skype   rovettaalbiweb http://robotica.mecc.polimi.it

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