No.11（2016）1.Development and safety enhancement of a carrier robot

Toshiki Masuda，Akinori Sasaki，Yusuke Morita，Masayuki Murakami，Kazuhiro Sakashita

  Japan has problems with a declining birthrate and aging population and demand for life support robots has increased. We have been conducting research and development on a “carrier robot” using a human tracking function and we have managed to develop a carrier robot capable of carrying a 100kg load and overcoming steps with a height of 50 millimeters and slopes with an inclination of 10 degrees. In this study, we will demonstrate the safety enhancement of the carrier robot through experiments to reduce the impact of collisions using a bumper sensor and control the deceleration using a laser range finder.

Keywords
Carrier, Robot, Safety, Laser Range Finder

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