Over the past few decades with very different industrial automation, today mobile service robots are no longer needed along the established track, but requires in-depth landing, intelligent adaptation to a variety of complex scenarios.
In this regard, the Zhangjiang corporate Hass Lan Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Si Lan technology"), founder of Chen Shikai deep that, he led Lan think it is targeted at mobile technology enabling robots to further enhance the intelligent robot .
Intelligent mobile robot a key "step"
In 2013, in order to meet the market demand, thinking Lan Technology (SLAMTEC) born out above RoboPeak, was formally established. We committed to the development of low-cost, cost-effective service robot navigation solutions.
Today, under the leadership of Chen Shikai, thinking Lan technology already has intelligent mobile robot of three core product lines ranging --360 ° scanning laser radar RPLIDAR series, modular and autonomous navigation system SLAMWARE universal service robot platform ZEUS (Zeus )series.
"Eyes + + cerebellum legs" - a full range of product line layout to achieve the Cisco Lan technology was created for: to make robots "smart" earth together.
Each mobile robot take a good smart "step"
As a founding member of RoboPeak, Chen Shikai invasion 10 years in the industry. According to his observation, the service robot industry is going through this several times:
Blank period (before 2005)
Exploration period (2013-2017 years)
A brief rest period (2018 to date)
When thinking of Lan Technology was established in 2013 to coincide with industry exploration period, there have been new players to the influx of service robots that track. Which has made the top application development, there are two sales do, of course, there are some with Lan technology think so focused on doing "smart mobile navigation" program + the next crew.
"Convergence and high concentration of nearly two years of customer demand, the industry has entered a stable period of development, I think the slow down is a good thing, because the industry is developing too fast like a bubble, as there will be the risk of rupture." Chen Shikai frankly.
Universal service robot platform ZEUS Series
Solve the "outdoor light interference" problem
In the realization of a low-cost, cost-effective this goal, thinking Lan technology industry to look at the problem, "outdoor sunlight disturb" problem.
"Lidar exists for anti-interference ability ambient daylight or sunlight certain difficulties, which affects the sensitivity of the measurement, such as a piece of paper measuring sunlight, far distances may be measured, but the measurement at the same location a black objects will show very close, so the result is very unstable. "
At that time, in order to solve this problem, Chen Shikai and his team often open to half went to the outdoor test, a test that is an hour or longer, simply because "the sun came out," During that time he dubbed "dependent on the weather."
It is in such a "craftsman" spirit, thinking Lan technology has finally solved the problem of radar triangulation "outdoor light can not be used under" broaden the application scenarios triangulation radar, but also for the autonomous robot technology think Lan navigation program has brought more possible. Today, not only can see the robot in the room who thought Lan's products, but also in outdoor inspection, industrial parks lightweight car driver who saw thinking Lan products.
Si Lan series laser radar technology RPLIDAR
Overcome the "Lost Robot" problem
To solve the interference problem after outdoor light, Chen Shikai and his team and immediately focus more on the industry a common problem - the 'Lost Robot "issue.
On this issue, Chen Shikai to cite an example: Suppose a shop in a strip mall on both sides of the aisle have, the staff prior to deployment of robots in here, it has been given awareness on the environment, but the next day two shops At the same time the beginning of renovation, each of which is surrounded by walls. At this time, the robot will come here again become "helpless," I do not know how to execute the command.
At present, address this issue, Lan Technology is thinking to solve in terms of software algorithms and large data acquisition. Also achieved some results. "Although we can not say now been completely overcome, but also solve some problems, such as the robot is now the face of the mall shops on both sides of a sudden while renovated, has been able to calmly.
In addition to self-development, but also think of Lan technology and customer worked closely, jointly done a lot of experiments.
"In fact, the needs of customers more directly, since they are in the actual scene, so the crux of the problem more clearly."
For example, a customer just made such a strange request: when the robot at the mall halfway, suddenly take a big box to cover it, then turn it in there one night, the next day and then removed the box.
It is surrounded by a robot
This scene is in fact simulated robot lost, although "turn a night" sounds a bit exaggerated, but the problem may actually occur in real life. In order to put an end to the "1", we have to do that "million times" experiments.
Take a good future for each step
RPLIDAR from hardware to software SLAMWARE, and then to have complete mobility of general-purpose robot platform ZEUS series. "Study" which shares strong, the people think Lan twist in an ropes, make an effort to, heart to a thought. Zhangjiang Hi-rooted six years, thinking Lan technology also actively working with local AI Zhangjiang business cooperation, have provided technical support to Chilean bit robotic, too expensive science and technology, science and technology enterprise product view. In the future, there will be more expectations.
Zhangjiang increasingly powerful artificial intelligence for industrial ecology, Chen Shikai quite touched: "The whole Zhangjiang, especially Zhangjiang artificial island offers the best of show and landing platform for enterprise AI, Lan technology think there are two robots are artificial in Zhangjiang indoor and outdoor intelligent island has done a deployment. "
"Original aim, our focus is to do 'ability to move the robot-enabled' it, so that the robot can move up more intelligently, and hope that more enterprises can cooperate with us, develop more robot landing scenario. "Chen Shikai concluded.