{"id":13211,"date":"2013-08-20T13:20:42","date_gmt":"2013-08-20T07:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.entecity.com\/?p=13211"},"modified":"2013-08-20T13:21:49","modified_gmt":"2013-08-20T07:51:49","slug":"icfoss-develops-telepresence-robot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/icfoss-develops-telepresence-robot\/","title":{"rendered":"Technopark based ICFOSS develops low-cost telepresence robot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Technopark-based International Centre for Free and Open Source Software (ICFOSS) has developed an affordable network-enabled telepresence robot prototype called <strong>TR-7<\/strong> based on open source hardware and software platforms. The prototype was developed as a part of an <strong>Android R &amp; D project<\/strong> of the Department of Information Technology (DIT), currently being implemented by ICFOSS.<\/p>\n<p>TR-7 was made using locally available components and was fabricated by Ingen Robotics, a local firm focusing on new-generation robotics. The robot can be operated remotely from anywhere in the world using a computer with an internet connection.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13215\" style=\"width: 275px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13215\" class=\" wp-image-13215   \" title=\"TR-7 Robot, Image Credits: The Hindu\" src=\"http:\/\/news.entecity.com\/files\/2013\/08\/20tvTele_presence__1556489e-306x513.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2013\/08\/20tvTele_presence__1556489e-306x513.jpg 306w, https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2013\/08\/20tvTele_presence__1556489e.jpg 318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TR-7 Robot, Image Credits: The Hindu<\/p><\/div>\n<p>TR-7 uses an <strong>Android tablet<\/strong> to run its software, and to display remote user&#8217;s face. The built-in speakers and microphone of the tablet are also used for communication. The user can connect to the robot using any Linux PC on which the remote control and communication software can be run. The tablet communicates with the electronics of the robot, which is built around the open source <strong>Arduino platform.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>TR-7 is a differential drive robot, meaning the two wheels in the front can be driven independent of each other. This enables the robot to take tight turns. The user is able to drive around and see and hear the remote location via robot\u2019s <strong>built-in camera and microphone.<\/strong> Any person located at the remote location can also see and hear through the robot\u2019s display and speakers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first version of the robot has proven that telepresence devices based on Open Source platforms such as Android are fully viable. Further work needs to be done on areas such as enhanced robot autonomy, pan-tilt-zoom capability on the robot, and automated homing.\u201d Says R. Srinivasan, project manager of the DIT Project of ICFOSS<\/p>\n<p>Telepresence robots are rapidly finding applications in various domains such as offices, space science, marine &amp; underwater, telemedicine, military, and hazardous environments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technopark-based International Centre for Free and Open Source Software (ICFOSS) has developed an affordable network-enabled telepresence robot prototype called TR-7 based on open source hardware and software platforms. The prototype was developed as a part of an Android R &amp; D project of the Department of Information Technology (DIT), currently being implemented by ICFOSS. 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