Robohub.org
 

Liatris: looking to change how robots see the world

by
20 October 2015



share this:
Liatris

Fully autonomous robotics could be developed today if objects could tell a robot what they are, their purpose and how to utilize them. Liatris is a new open source project built with ROS. Its objective is to reliably read an object’s pose and identity without relying on vision. It presents an opportunity to rip down the barriers that prevent robotics from being present in our everyday lives.

Traditionally, a robot would be required to identify and locate every object in its workspace. Liatris, which is built primarily using ROS, Kivy and Python, instead determines any object’s pose and identity using a touch screen and RFID reader.

The robot in the video is programmed to identify and grasp any object placed on the touch screen, regardless of the object’s shape, size or positioning. It perceives the object by utilizing the CAD model downloaded from Liatris’ API.

This also tells the robot how to grasp an object while avoiding collisions with other objects (thanks to MoveIt).

The result is an accurate 3D perception and mobile manipulation solution. Liatris can even work simultaneously with multiple objects and touch screens.

Learn more at  Liatris.org



tags: , ,


Mark Silliman is currently the CEO at Smartwaiver, an online waiver solution for businesses.
Mark Silliman is currently the CEO at Smartwaiver, an online waiver solution for businesses.





Related posts :



Robot Talk Episode 92 – Gisela Reyes-Cruz

In the latest episode of the Robot Talk podcast, Claire chatted to Gisela Reyes-Cruz from the University of Nottingham about how humans interact with, trust and accept robots.
04 October 2024, by

Robot Talk Episode 91 – John Leonard

In the latest episode of the Robot Talk podcast, Claire chatted to John Leonard from Massachusetts Institute of Technology about autonomous navigation for underwater vehicles and self-driving cars. 
27 September 2024, by

Interview with Jerry Tan: Service robot development for education

We find out about the Jupiter2 platform and how it can be used in educational settings.
18 September 2024, by

#RoboCup2024 – daily digest: 21 July

In the last of our digests, we report on the closing day of competitions in Eindhoven.
21 July 2024, by and

#RoboCup2024 – daily digest: 20 July

In the second of our daily round-ups, we bring you a taste of the action from Eindhoven.
20 July 2024, by and

#RoboCup2024 – daily digest: 19 July

Welcome to the first of our daily round-ups from RoboCup2024 in Eindhoven.
19 July 2024, by and





Robohub is supported by:




Would you like to learn how to tell impactful stories about your robot or AI system?


scicomm
training the next generation of science communicators in robotics & AI


©2024 - Association for the Understanding of Artificial Intelligence


 












©2021 - ROBOTS Association