Development of a tele-operated mobile robot with a camera using convex expansion and contraction mechanism

Abstract

We developed a tele-operated mobile robot with a high expansion camera arm using convex expansion and contraction mechanism. A webcam which is installed to the top of the robot gets the information abound the robot and sends the camera images via the internet constantly. The robot is controlled by a game pad using RSNP system and RT Middleware remotely. Here, we newly developed the expansion system to get a wide range view using the tilt angle controlling which adjusts each length of convex mechanism and verified the system by basin experiment of tele-operated mobile robot.