Small Portable Economical Autonomous Robot (Army Research Laboratory)
Author(s)
Bethune, Jessica Heine, Andrew McMullen, Robert Noglows, Jessica Pandolfo, Tom
Description
This SCOPE team worked in collaboration with the Army Research Lab to design and fabricate a small, man-portable, autonomous ground vehicle to support ARL's research work in advanced autonomy algorithms. The goal of the project was to develop a platform that provides the necessary functionality for research robotics at a significantly lower cost than those currently on the market. The system supports modular payloads to allow sensors to be easily swapped in and out for different research and testing needs.