Robotics

Goal and motivation for robotics at IMS Lab

Robots are developed for the improvement of quality of our lives. Human-Robot Collaboration encompasses developing usable robots that make our everyday lives easier. Collaborative robots share their autonomy with human partners, thus improving the efficiency and quality of work in areas such as flexible manufacturing, logistics, domestic assistance, healthcare, and teleoperation in hazardous environments. We have extensive experience in research and technology of every aspect of robotics: designing electronics, mechanical engineering, software development, system integration, device building, education and training.

Highlights

• TeMoto, a highly intuitive telerobotics platform,
• omnidirectional robotont platform for education and research in ROS,
• Fits.me shape-changing mannequin,
• Self-deployable Habitat for Extreme Environments (SHEE),
• Massive open online course (MOOC) about robotics in Estonia (https://sisu.ut.ee/robot).

Capabilities

Tools we use

• ROS
• LabVIEW,
• C++

Equipment

• Universal Robots UR5
• KUKA youBot
• Franka Emika Pepper
• OSVR
• Oculus Rift
• Intel RealSense depth-cameras
• Leap Motion Controller

Skills

• Hardware integration
• Full system development
• ROS and engineering trainings

Primary contact

• Karl Kruusamäe, associate professor of robotics engineering, ORCID
• Alvo Aabloo, professor, head of the IMS lab

Software

• GitHub page for Robotics at IMS Lab.

Robots / Lab equipment

• KUKA youBot
• Universal Robot UR5
• Franka Emika Panda
• SoftBank Pepper
• Kinova 3-finger gripper
• robotont
• OSVR
• Oculus Rift
• Intel RealSense, Kinect, Leap Motion Controller