Artenum Innovative Solutions - Robbie the Robot

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1 Introduction

__Robbie__ is an experimental robot based on  [../..|Keridwen] and Java/OSGi approach for the software layer and a [https://www.raspberrypi.org/|Raspeberry Pi] and ARM hardware  configuration. Robbie is a simple proof of concept to evaluate the relevance of the Keridwen Java / OSGi based approach for very light and low cost hardware infrasctructures, like embedded systems, robots, low-cost scientific measurement and monitoring system. 

__Robbie__ includes its own exploration algorithms to perform its missions in an autonomous manner as much as possible and a Web based remote control interface.  An image analysis system based on OpenCV and JavaCV allows Robbie to perceive its environment. A double GPS and radio and IR beacons based localisation systems, linked to a light GeoTools based IGS, are integrated in order to localised the rover in various contexts. For ground applications and to siplify the robot/human interaction, a Text-to-Speech (TTS) and voice controles services complete the user interface.

Thanks to the [http://pi4j.com/|Pi4j project], all devices are controlled from the Raspberry Pi through the Java layer.

__Robbie__ is de facto a modular platform to: 

- Explore modular software design in robotics for a better extensibility and adaptability to taylored applications;
- Through a realistic application:
-- Valid the capability of Keridwen for modular, services oriented applications;
-- Evaluate the constraint related to a remote control and data transfer on low band-width and high latency system;
-- Explore scientific and operational data capture and remote processing; 
- Explore robot-environment interaction algorithms, to facilitate its autonomy and survival;
- Explore the human-robot interactions;
- Through 3D simulation done with the SPIS and the GEANT-4 based software, evaluate the capabilities of low-cost hardware components in space environments, especially in lander-plasma interactions and radiations effects analysis. 

            __For further information, please contact us: contact_at_artenum.com__


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1 Embbeded technologies

- [http://www.keridwen.org|The Keridwen IME]
- [http://dev.artenum.com/projects/Penelope|The Penelope mesh library]
- [http://dev.artenum.com/projects/frida|The Frida local properties manager]
- [https://karaf.apache.org/|Apacha Karaff] OSGi runtime
- [http://pi4j.com/|Pi4j project]
- [https://code.google.com/archive/p/javacv/|JavaCV]
- [http://cmusphinx.sourceforge.net/|The Shinx project]
- [http://freetts.sourceforge.net/docs/index.php|Free TTS project]

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