Hi, this is Wayne again with a topic “Robotic system can locate and retrieve hidden items”.
[, MUSIC PLAYING ] PRESENTER, A new, robotic system developed by a team at MIT, can locate and retrieve almost any hidden object buried in a pile, regardless of shape, color or size.. The system known as Fuse Bot uses radio frequency signals, computer vision and complex reasoning to efficiently find hidden items. With Fuse Bot. A robotic arm uses an attached video camera and an antenna to retrieve a target from a pile..
If some of the items in the pile have RFID tags, the system becomes more efficient, even if the target item is untagged., As the robotic arm moves, the system scans the pile with its camera, to create a 3D model of the environment. Simultaneously. It sends signals from its antenna to locate RFID tags.. These radio waves can pass through most solid surfaces, so the robot can see deep into the pile. Using the information collected from the camera and the antenna Fuse Bot reasons about the probable location and orientation of objects.
Under the pile then finds the most efficient way to remove obstructing objects and extract the target. Item., The researchers say Fuse Bot could be applied in a variety of settings, because the software that performs its complex reasoning can be implemented on any computer.. It just needs to communicate with a robotic arm that has a camera and an RFID reader. [ MUSIC PLAYING ] .