Cognitive Robotics and Autonomous Systems (CoRAS) Lab
Pepper is a pioneering social humanoid robot developed to facilitate human-robot interaction. Pepper integrates advanced technologies for people tracking and emotion recognition. It is a versatile platform for research and applications in social robotics.
Nao is a small humanoid robot used in research, education, and social interaction studies. It is equipped with sensors, cameras, and microphones to perceive its environment. Nao communicates through speech, gestures, and programmable actions. Its design makes it useful for studying robotics in learning and autonomous behaviour.
Amy A1 is an android-based service robot designed for interactive and assistive applications. It features advanced speech recognition, autonomous navigation, and multi-mode information display.
Buddy is an android-based social robot designed to foster connections with its expressive face and ability to display a range of emotions, creating natural and engaging interactions. It serves as a versatile assistant for education, entertainment, and human-robot interaction.
Q.bo One is an open-source robot built on Raspberry Pi and Arduino. It features stereoscopic vision, omnidirectional voice interaction, LED-based speech synchronisation, and touch sensors. It supports both beginner-friendly programming with Scratch and customisation for advanced projects using Python programming.
TurtleBot3 burger is a compact, affordable, and customisable ROS-based mobile robot. Key features include laser-based SLAM (simultaneous localisation and mapping) algorithms to build a map, autonomous navigation and person-following (leg movement). It offers expandability through adjustable mechanical and optional parts like sensors and computers. For example, the burger in the image is equipped with a Kinect depth camera.
The TurtleBot3 Waffle (Raspberry Pi 4) is a variant of the TurtleBot3 mobile robot, equipped with enhanced features like an RGB-depth camera to support object detection/recognition and feature-based visual SLAM (VSLAM), alongside laser-based SLAM using its 360-degree sensor. Its increased payload capacity enables the integration of an OpenManipulator robotic arm and gripper, enhancing its completeness as a service robot with manipulation functions.
Our Turtlebot3 (Raspberry Pi 4) mobile robot fleet is composed of 4 Turtlebot3 burger robots and 1 Turtlebot3 Waffle robot equipped with OpenManipulator.