ROBOT NAVIGATION

As robotic systems are deployed in various unstructured, unpredictable, and dynamic environments, all-terrain-all-weather navigation capability is fundamental for them to carry out autonomous operation safely. This capability is crucial to ensure robots can recognise environmental features and constraints for planning actions and motions required for complex tasks or environments.

A*STAR focuses on large-scale map management, safe navigation in crowded, unknown, and adverse weather environments, as well as traversability estimation and path planning for legged and hybrid locomotion.

NAV Perception
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KEY RESEARCHERS:

    KEY PROJECTS

    • Navigation-stack adoption by startup company, BotMind
      • A*STAR has contributed to the development of BotMind's xrobi-x system, a comprehensive robot management platform that centralises control, monitoring, and integration for autonomous mobile robot operations. Xrobi-x facilitates seamless indoor and outdoor navigation and is compliant with LTA CETRAN T1 assessment.
      Contact Dr. Yau Wei Yun to learn more.
    • Smart Automated Aircraft Visual Inspection System (SAAVIS)
      • The SAAVIS program developed an airframe-centric navigation mobile robotic system for aircraft defect inspection. SAAVIS is able to localise the detected defects with respect to the location of the airframe, which allows the mobile robot to navigate around the airplane for inspection at any location without any prior mapping of the area.
      Learn more

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