Press Release
Agv Construction Heavy-Duty Chassis by Fan Wu Receives the Platinum A' Design Award in Robotics, Automaton and Automation Design
The international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Fan Wu for robotics, automaton and automation design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Platinum A' Design Award in the Robotics, Automaton and Automation Design category for Agv Construction Heavy-Duty Chassis by Fan Wu, designed for Roboticplus. The result belongs to the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Platinum A' Design Award Explained
The Platinum A' Design Award is recognized for honoring designs that stand at the forefront of creativity and innovation. It is the highest accolade bestowed by the A' Design Awards, acknowledging works that blend remarkable innovation with impactful societal contributions. These designs not only showcase exceptional artistic and technical proficiency but also highlight their creators' commitment to advancing the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Recipients of this award are celebrated for their role in shaping the aesthetics and trends of our time, contributing significantly to the enhancement of quality of life and promoting sustainable development.
Regarding Agv Construction Heavy-Duty Chassis
AGV is an automated guided vehicle chassis designed for complex building construction environments. The platform carries robotic arms, or a lifting system together with robotic arms, and supports work at height and logistics tasks. Simultaneous localization and mapping and dual radar detection allow autonomous positioning, while a four-steering-wheel navigation algorithm enables path planning and obstacle crossing. The body is made of high-strength aviation aluminum, and the main frame is dustproof and waterproof. Adjustable light belts show the machine status.
Award Record
This recognition makes Fan Wu a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted in the 2020 - 2021 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.
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. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to robotics designers, automation engineers, robotics brands and robot manufacturers from all countries. Typical entries include industrial robots, medical robots, agricultural robots, domestic robots, autonomous vehicles and humanoid robots. The awarded robotics designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/robotics
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/122733
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/122733
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!122733
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/303675
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Agv Construction Heavy-Duty Chassis
- Function
- Construction Heavy-Duty Chassis
- Category
- Robotics, Automaton and Automation Design
- Discipline
- Service Design
- Industry
- Manufacturing and Innovation
- Colors
- Black, Dark Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Gainsboro and Silver
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Roboticplus
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Fan Wu
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Platinum A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #122733
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) is a platform specially designed and optimized for complex building construction environment, capable of being stuffed with robotic arms, or a lifting system as well as robotic arms. It can plan its own behavior according to the complex external environment, and help humans engage in dangerous construction work with its superb barrier-crossing ability and athletic performance.
- Inspiration
- The construction industry is facing problems including labor shortage, poor construction quality and low productivity. In addition, complex environment, noise and dust, and safety risks are still sore points of traditional construction industry. So, it leads to the idea of producing a construction chassis with a friendly human-machine interaction mode to help construction robotic arms improve the level of construction industrialization.
- Research
- Traditional construction factories use fixed machines and mobile guide rails for fixed-point processing, which is limited by the production environment, can only process single component, and fails to meet the demand of Flexible Manufacture System (FMS). Therefore, we proposed and designed a mobile solution for robots carrying mobile chassis, which can realize various combinations of robots and process requirements to achieve the switching of complex construction scenarios, and flexibly satisfy the needs of large-size component production. The modular combination approach also lowers the production costs.
- Challenge
- The project requires a self-developed modular system to cooperate with robotic arms for complex construction tasks. It requires basic knowledge of design and construction to ensure the safe operation of this dangerous industrial equipment. The designers developed a new four-steering-wheel navigation algorithm to accomplish autonomous path planning, obstacle crossing and other behaviors in a safe manner and try their best to make the most precise positioning.
- Realization and Technology
- The machine has a smooth shape and a surface with colorful adjustable indicator light belts to complete the whole human-machine interaction. The surface is covered with 3A green lacquer, and the whole machine is made of high-strength and low-density aviation aluminum with efficient heat dissipation and good stability. The main framework adopts a dustproof and waterproof design whose protection level can reach IP 67. The parts are oxidized and wear-resistant and the steering wheel is made of high-quality rubber with low operating noise, which can perfectly cope with the complicated construction environment.
- Operation and Interaction
- The AGVs use Simultaneous Localization and Mapping ((SLAM)) and dual radar 360-degree detection of obstacles to achieve autonomous positioning in the construction scene, ensuring high positioning accuracy and safety of ±5MM. It adopts a unique four-steering-wheel navigation algorithm to achieve autonomous path planning, obstacle crossing and other functions, flexible and safe. In the face of complex tasks, the AGV was internal equipped with a self-developed modular system.
- Project Duration and Location
- The AGVs began development in March 2019, completed in June 2020, got CR certification in August 2020 and was officially released to the public in early September 2020. In mid-September 2020, the AGV was the first construction robot to be unveiled at China International Industry Fair. Since December 2020, the AGVs has participated in the construction of the site of the 1st National Congress of the CPC in Shanghai and were on display in March 2021 to be inspected by Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the CPC.
- Specifications
- 1200（length）*800（width）*400（height)mm
- Keywords
- Intelligent robot, AGV, building chassis, construction, robotic arm
