Surveillance & First Response with the Legged Robot ANYmal Dr. Péter Fankhauser Webinar pfankhauser@anybotics.com March 26, 2019 www.anybotics.com
≫ ≫ Robots change the Robots way we work. 1980 2010 2020 Manufacturing Logistics New Applications Stationary Structured Facilities Industrial, Urban, and Natural Environments 2
Applications for Autonomous Mobile Robots Industrial Inspection Agriculture First Response Surveillance & Patrolling Delivery Utilities 3
Applications for Autonomous Mobile Robots Cost of Delay between alarm extensive coverage and operation Non-perceptible dangers Uncertainty of Industrial Inspection Agriculture (e.g., gases, electricity) situation Manual interpretation Endangerment of of footage/data fi rst responders First Response Surveillance & Patrolling Delivery Utilities 3
Robotic Operation Features Surveillance & Patrolling First Response Environment monitoring & Remote operation Automated & frequent Fast fi rst response & status reporting at safe distance data collection hazardous task assistance Accurate, reliable & All walkable areas, Multi-modal All weather & enduring no changes needed situational assessment light conditions 4
Robotic Operation Modes First Response Surveillance & Patrolling Human cognition & Remote Free Autonomous Digital data Fixed routes decision making operation movement navigation processing Transition from autonomous to teleoperated control 5
Video ANYmal Capabilities youtu.be/m1-s8iOJaI4 Outdoor Ready Extreme Mobility Advanced Autonomy Lightweight, Small & Safe Long Lasting Endurance Mobile Interaction X
ANYmal Platform Prototype Lidar for precise localization and environment scanning Pan-tilt head for visual, thermal, and acoustic inspection (modular payload) Speaker and microphone for remote communication Obstacle detection with terrain perception Fully autonomous with onboard computers and 3 h battery operation Extreme mobility with all- terrain legged locomotion Water- and dust-proof (IP67) and ruggedized
ANYmal Inspection Capabilities Visual Inspection Thermal Inspection Audio Inspection Your Sensors 3D Mapping Object Detection Gas Detection 8
ANYmal Operation Modes Example 1 Example 2 Teleoperated Supervised Autonomous Goal position and sensor Velocity commands sent via Teach & repeat of full Control orientation commands via remote joystick surveillance missions computer user interface Robot executes the entire Robot coordinates legs to walk Robot navigates safely to goal Navigation missions while fi nding and maneuver over obstacles while avoiding obstacles alternative routes if blocked Feedback via video, thermal Full or intermittent feedback Full feedback for progress and Feedback images, audio and 3D via all sensors if bandwidth all sensors if bandwidth allows environment map allows (same as teleop) High bandwidth and low Low bandwidth and high No wireless data connection Bandwidth latency required via WiFi & 4G/ latency ok required LTE (coming soon) 9
ANYmal User Interface Situational Cameras camera 3D view Robot actuators & sensors Mission control & protocol Error protocol Other modules 10
Example 1: Video youtu.be/X6ScD93WH6U
Example 2: Video youtu.be/DzTvIPrt0DY
Why Legs? Flat and mildly rough and All human accessible terrain, All altitudes, limited by Accessibility compact terrain all weather weather High speed, fi xed footprint, Omni-directional, adjustable High speed and reach, Mobility limited by turning radius footprint for con fi ned spaces fl ight zones only Payload > 10 kg 10 kg < 1 kg Operation time Hours Hours Minutes Low impact & collision-free Environment impact High ground traction forces Noise and air turbulences obstacle negotiation Multi-person handling due Deployment One person handling One person handling to high weight Controlled collapse & Safety Stationary in case of failure Requires controlled landing self-recovery 13
Why Legs? Flat and mildly rough and All human accessible terrain, All altitudes, limited by Accessibility compact terrain all weather weather High speed, fi xed footprint, Omni-directional, adjustable High speed and reach, Mobility limited by turning radius footprint for con fi ned spaces fl ight zones only Payload > 10 kg 10 kg < 1 kg Legged locomotion combines the versatility of fl ying with the power, endurance, and safety of rolling. Operation time Hours Hours Minutes Low impact & collision-free Environment impact High ground traction forces Noise and air turbulences obstacle negotiation Multi-person handling due Deployment One person handling One person handling to high weight Controlled collapse & Safety Stationary in case of failure Requires controlled landing self-recovery 13
10 Years of Research on Quadrupedal Robots Spin-Off Company ALoF StarlETH ANYmal 2016 2009 2012 2015 Maturity, Autonomy, Performance, Robustness Research Demonstration Application 14
Market Activities & Roadmap 2017 2018 2019 2020/21 Last-mile delivery 2-week o ff shore 3 year program for installation Video & Article industrial inspection Video & Article Video 1 & Video 2 First long-term Product launch installation Sewage systems inspection Process industry Video & Article … Oil & gas project Railway inspection ANYmal Prototype (TRL7 & higher) ANYmal Comm. Product 15
Collaboration Model Feasibility Study / Pilot Project Implementation 2 1 3 Speci fi cation Analysis Task descriptions On site mission Full multi-media PoC passed? Ready for preparation reporting commercial Environmental data Yes application Functional and fi eld Functional gap No Schedule & tests analysis Milestones Sta ff feedback Business impact Lab testing analysis 16
Team & Financing Prof. Dr. Roland Siegwart Dr. Hanspeter Fässler Prof. Dr. Marco Hutter Advisor Executive Chairman Member of the Board Dr. Péter Fankhauser Dr. Christian Gehring Andreas Lauber Fredrik Isler CBDO CTO COO CFO 17 February 2019
ANYbotics Let Robots Go Anywhere Dr. Péter Fankhauser pfankhauser@anybotics.com www.anybotics.com @anybotics anybotics anybotics ANYbotics ANYbotics 18
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