This paper details the implementation of object manipulation and navigation capabilities for the KUKA youBot platform. Our system builds upon existing approaches taken from other robot platforms and the open source Robot Operating System, and extends these capabilities to the youBot, resulting in a system that can detect objects in its environment, navigate to them autonomously, and both pick up and place the objects with a simple user interface. This project is part of the larger Robot Autonomy and Interactive Learning Lab project to provide web-based control of the youBot to public users.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Kelly, Richard G
• Jenkel, Timothy John
• Shepanski, Paul Joseph

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-031113-133138

Advisor

• Rich, Charles
• Chernova, Sonia

Year

• 2013

Date created

• 2013-03-11

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Interdisciplinary
• Robotics Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright