RoboCorp undertakes research projects on topics in the field of robotics and automation ranging from mobile and industrial robotics to computer vision and sports engineering. Current research emphasizes on:
Developing intelligent sensing, planning and control methods for robotic and manufacturing systems

- Mobile robots include autonomous wheelchairs equipped with wireless Ethernet and laser range finder, low cost intelligent transportation systems, teams of swarms robots inspired in behaviour based collective architectures, mobile manipulators for cooperative tasks, biologically inspired platforms and others.

- The industrial manipulators include SCORBOT-ER 9 (5 dof) and MOTOMAN HP3L (6 dof) are prepared to work in different industrial environments such as in assembly lines and in sorting & storing tasks.

- Automation is largely represented in the undergoing research with several industrial applications such as assembly lines and pneumatic systems based on Omron, Siemens and SAIA PLC's.

       
       

RoboCorp established in 2013 a link with the Robotics Lab at the School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences from Heriot-Watt University. Although this cooperation began with swarm intelligence as common ground, other research areas such as human-robot interaction and social robotics have been pursued.

Machine vision - image understanding and pattern recognition in industrial applications

- Optimization of industrial processes using image analysis, object recognition and 3D vision.

- Quality inspection of materials and products.

- Faster and more accurate process control, allowing optimization of the used resources.

Design, development and testing of sports equipment and mathematical tools

- Development and application of linear and nonlinear techniques to evaluate the athletes' performance.

- Detection and estimation algorithms to the analysis of the mechanics and dynamics of sport.


                           

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