Abstract
In recent years, an increase of the senior citizen is regarded as social problem. Therefore, robots that assist them in an indoor environment are expected. In this research, the autonomous robot system is developed for table transportation because the table is frequently transported. In the developed system, the mobile robot which equipped with the jack moves under the table, lifts up the bottom side with the jack, and transports it. In this strategy, if the robot can hold around the center of gravity of the table, the one table can be carried by one robot. This paper describes the method to recognize the table position by using SOKUIKI sensor, detect the center of gravity and adjust the lifts up position. Experimental results on automatic transportation of the table are also discussed.
