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Manojkumar Devarassu Is Honored with the A' Design Award for Falcon False Ceiling Inspection Robot in Robotics, Automaton and Automation Design
Manojkumar Devarassu honored for robotics, automaton and automation design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ Falcon False Ceiling Inspection Robot by Manojkumar Devarassu, designed for Singapore University of Technology and Design, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Robotics, Automaton and Automation Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The A' Design Award Explained
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
More About Falcon False Ceiling Inspection Robot
Falcon is a compact mobile robot designed for the inspection of false ceilings. False ceilings are often dark, damp and hard to reach, which makes manual inspection difficult. Falcon measures 200 by 160 by 75 millimeters and weighs 800 grams, so it can move through narrow spaces. Cameras at the front, left, right and top, together with built-in lighting and height sensors, provide real time images and data. The robot is guided through a wireless application and can return to its upright position after toppling. The aim is to monitor false ceilings and control rodent activity.
About Manojkumar Devarassu
Our Robotics and Automation Research (ROAR) Laboratory at SUTD is a leading research laboratory that specializes in reconfigurable robotics and has contributed to significant intellectual outcomes, novel robotic platforms, impactful applications, patents, and commercial products. We have developed a new branch of robotics, namely tiling robotics and a stream of associated research topics. Also, ROAR lab is the only robotics lab globally that targets research into the design of robots, design for robot and design by robot fields. The lab is positioning itself as a catalyst in the transformation of multiple Singapore based companies into global robotic product manufacturers like Lionsbot.
Award Record
This recognition makes Manojkumar Devarassu a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Robotics, Automaton and Automation Design Award
The A' Robotics Design Award is an international robotics design competition recognizing good robotics designs by robotics designers and engineers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to robotics designers, automation engineers, robotics brands and robot manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include industrial robots, medical robots, agricultural robots, domestic robots, autonomous vehicles and humanoid robots. Awarded robotics designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/robotics
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/121862
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/121862
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!121862
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/294689
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Falcon False Ceiling Inspection Robot
- Function
- False Ceiling Inspection Robot
- Category
- Robotics, Automaton and Automation Design
- Discipline
- Service Design
- Industry
- Manufacturing and Innovation
- Colors
- Black, Dark Slate Gray, Gray, Dark Gray and Gainsboro
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Singapore University of Technology and Design
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Manojkumar Devarassu
- Country
- Singapore
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #121862
Credits
- Team
- MOHAN RAJESH ELARA,, MANOJKUMAR DEVARASSU,, VENKATRAMANA SOUNDARARAJAN SHREENHITHY,, RAIHAN ENJIKALAYIL ABDULKADER,, RAVICHANDRAN VIGNESH,, THEJUS PATHMAKUMAR,, BALASANKARAN KAVIARASU, RAVIVARMAN DEVARASSU, and SELVAKUMARAN
- Image Credits
- Creator Manojkumar Devarassu, Falcon Perspective View, 2021; Creator Manojkumar Devarassu, Falcon Side View, 2021; Creator Manojkumar Devarassu, Falcon Lights, 2021; Creator Manojkumar Devarassu, Falcon Packaging, 2021; Creator Manojkumar Devarassu, Falcon in False Ceiling, 2021
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- In manual inspection of false ceilings, the environment is often dimly lit, poorly managed and quite inaccessible. Though it is difficult for humans, Falcon being a robot of adaptable, minimal size and robust properties to overcome complexity proves to effectively inspect and monitor false ceiling environments. Equipped with sensors, imaging devices on board, the robot provides real time support in false ceilings and thereby aids in providing control measures to improve the environment.
- Inspiration
- Most spaces in urban countries face the issue of high rodent activity, especially in false ceilings which are poorly lit, damp and limiting in access for manual inspection. Falcon is a novel robot aimed at providing sound inspection, monitoring and management of false ceilings and preventing the infestation of rodents.
- Research
- In view of the harmful effects of rodent infestations, especially in the false ceilings of several buildings, its high time we emphasize in innovating to inspect and manage such environments. The inspection and management of false ceilings is a manual task which can be effectively aided by robotic systems with their ability to traverse about the unknown environment. Thus, we aim at creating a robotic system that is adaptable, mechanically robust to navigate and inspect false ceilings and provide useful real time feedback to improve the surroundings while preventing the infestation of harmful rodents.
- Challenge
- The major challenge associated with building a mobile inspection robot for false ceilings is its adaptability in size, shape and ability to maneuver in the false ceiling environments, while collecting reliable information from the environment that aids in successfully navigating and effecting control of rodent activity. To be able to smoothly navigate in complex false ceilings without compromising in the quality of feedback data from the sensory devices on board proves to be a challenge as well.
- Realization and Technology
- Falcon is a compact robot with minimal size to adapt to the surroundings and consists of a design that supports it from falling or toppling over complex structures, part of the false ceiling environment. The robot is aided by illumination provided from within and real time environmental feedback aided by cameras fixed along different perspectives of the robotic body. Further, sensors that feedback data continuously run AI algorithms that help in maneuvering the robot meets shakes hands with the mechanical design to keep the robotic system stable in the unpredictable terrain.
- Operation and Interaction
- Falcon is a novel mobile robot, dedicated solely towards rodent control in false ceilings, equipped with autonomous localization, navigation and imaging. The robotic system is aided by sensors and maneuvering algorithms to effectively trap moving rodents even in low lit environments. The miniaturized, adaptable design aids in mechanically returning to its original position even upon toppling about false ceilings, a complex environment unspecified to a particular blueprint. The robot is manually controlled through Wi-Fi, via an app dedicated to get the real-time data and to navigate the robot about the environment.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in May 2020 and is supported by National Robotics program and National Environment Agency
- Specifications
- Dimension: 200mm(L) x 160mm(W) x 75mm (H). Weight: 800grams Charge lifetime: 3 hours In Built cameras at front, left, right and top used for hundred percent inspection and sensors are used for height detection.
- Keywords
- False ceilings, rodent, rodent inspection, inspection robot, dark spaces
