Blind Robot is the prototype of an autonomic mobile robot,
that orientates itself in a room through the means of tactile perception.

On the front of the robot there is a guide stick for the blind that moves
both horizontally and vertically. Sensors on the chassis of the robot receive
the reaction of the cane towards the environment. A microcomputer
interprets the data accessed and controls the movements of the robot,
whereby an artificial neuronal network enables the orientation of the robot in
the room. The data is presented on a flat screen monitor that is attached to
the robot.

The robot is approximately 120 cm high and weighs 30 kg. Movement is
achieved through 2 independently controlled gearbox motors. Energy is
provided over a period of several hours from a batterie.

Blind Robot is part of the project  l o g - i n / l o c k e d  o u t.

The Photos are taken at the exhibition "operartional tests",
E-Werk, Freiburg, Germany, 2002

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