Development of a Stereoscopic Robot Platform Utilizing an Education in Engineering and Computer Science

Agent Robotic Systems, ” was proposed to investigate methods of developing a robot platform capable of cooperating with other robotic entities using stereoscopic cameras. Though it is complex to implement vision algorithms for robotics, such a solution is highly flexible. Once in place, the systems for machine vision can easily be adapted to almost any environment: land, water, or even extraterrestrial landscapes. Another greatly desired effect of this system is that of autonomy. By allowing a machine to visually analyze its environment and react accordingly, human interaction can be eliminated. This is of paramount importance in hostile environments or any area where human presence is unlikely. This autonomy also has the ability to greatly reduce the amount of data transmission to and from the robot by allowing the robot to make decisions through its visual logic software instead of relying on a human controller