Remote operations – remote guided robots - stage 1

AMPC partnered with Strategic Engineering to research, develop, and design a system to improve safety by removing an operator from a process. The project also looked at new technologies to allow operators to perform tasks in new ways. 

As part of the project, a tele-operated robot system was developed to provide insight into the potential uses of remoted operated robots in the red meat processing industry. The system used a motion controller to capture hand movements and was fitted with a gripper to allow for remote picking of objects. 

The robot system was tested demonstrating the ability to track a remote operator’s hand movements and gestures to control robot and operate end effector tooling presenting the possibility of developing this technology further to perform remote operated meat processing tasks.