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Engineering study

AutonomousDelivery Rover

A rugged rover that carries small loads across a campus or facility

Small robot rover with exposed electronics
Reference visual

This is a concept study that shows how RoboFab would engineer this kind of systemIt is not a delivered client project and its images are reference visuals

01The problem

Moving small items across a large sitetakes time from people who have more valuable work to do

02The approach

  1. 01A rover chassis with motor control and obstacle sensing follows planned routes
  2. 02Position and status stream to a web app
  3. 03Staff dispatch deliveries and track the rover live

03Architecture

Systemarchitecture

System architecture

Obstacle sensingPositioningMotion controllerDrive systemDispatch app

Technologies

  • STM32
  • Motor drivers
  • Ultrasonic sensing
  • LiDAR
  • GPS
  • Web app

A delivery would include

  • Chassis and mechanism design
  • Motor and sensor electronics
  • Navigation firmware
  • Dispatch web app

04Value

The valueit creates

  • Hands free delivery

    Routine trips handled without staff time

  • Live tracking

    Every delivery visible from dispatch to drop off

  • Scalable routes

    New stops added from the app

Prototype robot with an ultrasonic sensor and exposed wiringReference visual

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