Robot Beachbot creates large-scale paintings on the sandy beaches
Engineers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and Research Center in Zurich Disney created a robot Beachbot, which causes gigantic figures in the sand.
The original pattern can be created on the mobile device, and then transferred to the robot. The picture is written in the sand about 10 minutes. However, the speed of the largely affects the complexity of the pattern, as well as some external circumstances. In order to create the image, the robot uses a special rake.
In Beachbot embedded computer, Wi-Fi, inertial measurement unit (IMU) and a laser scanner. Four Lighthouse in the sand determine the limits of the canvas. Robot builds coordinate system and finds its position in it. All his movements are carried out with millimeter precision.
As designers say the most difficult part of the project was the work on the creation of algorithms to convert the original image into the path of movement of the three-wheeled Beachbot. Special attention, according to the site neuronus.com , experts have given the fact that in the body of the robot does not hit the sand particles.
At this point Beachbot paints on canvas measuring 10 x 10 meters. But if necessary, the working area can be increased up to one kilometer. BeachBot already been tested on one of the beaches.
Engineers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and Research Center in Zurich Disney created a robot Beachbot, which causes gigantic figures in the sand.
The original pattern can be created on the mobile device, and then transferred to the robot. The picture is written in the sand about 10 minutes. However, the speed of the largely affects the complexity of the pattern, as well as some external circumstances. In order to create the image, the robot uses a special rake.
In Beachbot embedded computer, Wi-Fi, inertial measurement unit (IMU) and a laser scanner. Four Lighthouse in the sand determine the limits of the canvas. Robot builds coordinate system and finds its position in it. All his movements are carried out with millimeter precision.
As designers say the most difficult part of the project was the work on the creation of algorithms to convert the original image into the path of movement of the three-wheeled Beachbot. Special attention, according to the site neuronus.com , experts have given the fact that in the body of the robot does not hit the sand particles.
At this point Beachbot paints on canvas measuring 10 x 10 meters. But if necessary, the working area can be increased up to one kilometer. BeachBot already been tested on one of the beaches.
