TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of a mobile robot for transport application in hospital
AU - Takahashi, Masaki
AU - Moriguchi, Toshiki
AU - Tanaka, Shoji
AU - Namikawa, Hirofumi
AU - Shitamoto, Hideo
AU - Nakano, Tsuyoshi
AU - Minato, Yuichirou
AU - Ihama, Takashi
AU - Murayama, Takahiko
PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - We have been developing the Muratec Keio Robot (MKR), an autonomous omnidirectional mobile robot system for transport applications in the hospital domain. This robot has a chamber to transfer luggage, specimens, and other materials safely. The robot has sensor devices such as a stereocamera, laser range finder and ultrasonic sensors to recognize surrounding environment and user interfaces such as a touch panel display and a display scrolling messages for interaction with human beings. Experiments are carried out at hospitals to verify the performance of elemental MKR-003 technology. Experimental results confirmed that the robot canmove without colliding with static or moving obstacles in a hospital. This paper presents the omnidirectional mobile transfer mechanisms, bumper switch, elevator passenger system and transport information systems.
AB - We have been developing the Muratec Keio Robot (MKR), an autonomous omnidirectional mobile robot system for transport applications in the hospital domain. This robot has a chamber to transfer luggage, specimens, and other materials safely. The robot has sensor devices such as a stereocamera, laser range finder and ultrasonic sensors to recognize surrounding environment and user interfaces such as a touch panel display and a display scrolling messages for interaction with human beings. Experiments are carried out at hospitals to verify the performance of elemental MKR-003 technology. Experimental results confirmed that the robot canmove without colliding with static or moving obstacles in a hospital. This paper presents the omnidirectional mobile transfer mechanisms, bumper switch, elevator passenger system and transport information systems.
KW - Autonomous mobile robot
KW - Omnidirectional mobile mechanism
KW - Safety technology
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U2 - 10.20965/jrm.2012.p1046
DO - 10.20965/jrm.2012.p1046
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84871582420
VL - 24
SP - 1046
EP - 1053
JO - Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics
JF - Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics
SN - 0915-3942
IS - 6
ER -