Unmanned Ground Vehicles

Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) are robotic systems operating on the ground, that are capable of navigating autonomously to accomplish a variety of missions, based solely on onboard sensory feedback. UGVs come in various forms, from small-wheeled robots (turtles, huskies etc.) to large vehicles (autonomous cars, autonomous trucks, and wheel-loaders in mines etc.) and bio-inspired designs such as humanoids, quadrupeds etc. Such robots are specialized to traverse diverse terrains and are equipped with an array of sensors, cameras, and communication tools to perform a multitude of autonomous missions.

GV Research in the Robotics and AI group is multi-faceted. Current focus areas include:

1. Search-and-rescue missions in harsh and challenging environments such as mines.

2. UGVs for forestry and agriculture, to perform tasks such as soil sampling, crop monitoring, bio-diversity monitoring and cataloguing etc.

3. Logistics and transportation, where UGVs are used to automate the movement of goods in warehouses and distribution centers.

4. Collaborative multi-mobile manipulator missions for transforming and reconfiguring indoor environments.

Projects in the field:

R5-COP