Ant Boy Robot Daşaýjy by Mikhail Chistiakov

Ant Boy Robot Daşaýjy by Mikhail Chistiakov is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Bürünç Baýragy in Robototehnika, Awtomaton we Awtomatizasiýa Dizaýny Competition Category.

BürünçRobototehnika· 2022

Ant Boy Robot Daşaýjy

by Mikhail Chistiakov

Client: Ant Robotics

A' Design Award Bürünç Baýragy Winner in Robototehnika Category

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The Design

About Ant Boy Robot Daşaýjy

Doly awtonom Ant Boy önümçilikde materiallaryň awtomatlaşdyrylan eltilişi üçin ösen çözgütdir. Häzirki infrastruktura bilen utgaşýan robot eltip bermek iş akymlaryŋa aňsatlyk bilen birleşdirilýär. Daşky görnüşi boýunça robot hoşniýetli we dostlukly häsiýetli kiçijik haýwana meňzeýär. Bu tekiz beden ýüzleriniň, ýagtylyk aragatnaşyk ulgamynyň we ýüze meňzeş ýerleşdirilen kameralaryň we lidarlaryň kömegi bilen gazanyldy. Şeýlelikde, robot jemgyýetçilleşdirildi we adamlar bilen toparda işlemäge taýýar.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Bürünç Baýragy

Ant Boy Robot Daşaýjy A' Design Award Bürünç Baýragynyň ýeňijisidir; bu döredijilik, ussatlyk we ýiti akyl bilen tapawutlanýan tapawutly dizaýnlara berilýän aşa abraýly ykrarnamadyr. Bürünç ýeňijileri dizaýnerleriniň giň tejribesini, hyýalyny we tapawutlylygyny tassyklaýan örän ussat we geň galdyryjy derejede döredijilikli eserlerdir. Ant Boy Robot Daşaýjy uly baha berilýän, haýran galynýan we söýülýän, üns çekiji derejede hünärmenlikli we täzelikçi zat bolmagy garaşylýar. A' Design Award Bürünç Baýragyny gazanan bu dizaýn sungatda, ylymda, dizaýnda we tehnologiýada iň oňat tejribeleri öz içine alýar we jikme-jiklige edýän üni bilen ajaýypdyr. Ant Boy Robot Daşaýjy zerurlyklary ajaýyp derejede kanagatlandyrýar, isleglere degýär, duýgulary özüne çekýär we gyzyklanmany çekýär.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The robot was designed to deliver materials and other goods on demand at factories and production facilities. It is a ready-made solution for small and medium-sized assembly and manufacturing enterprises. The robot has been specially designed for complex, dynamic production environments. Fully autonomous, can be called and redirected when and where needed. Using the same infrastructure (trolleys, tracks) like people, the robot integrates easily and works in a team with humans. Therefore, there is no need to replace the existing inventory of pallets and pallet jacks.
Dimensions & Packaging: 660 mm x 660 mm x 375 mm.
Tags: Robot, Cute, Ant, Transporter, Autonomous
Production Technology: The case is made of polycorbane and mounted on an aluminum frame. The upper part of the frame is open in order to mount various attachments on it.
Two motor wheels with variable ground clearance are used for movement. For stability, there are also auxiliary 4 wheels. Batteries are used as an energy source.
Design Challenge: An important aspect was the social integration of the robot. Since he has to work among people, helping workers in routine operations, it was necessary to make him friendly, responsive and even cute.
The robot's wheels are masked by several inflows of shape that seem similar to legs. The location of the cameras and lidars resemble a face. Side luminous side stripes that serve for indication and communication. Thus, all these details make the robot look like a living being.
Research: During the development, there were several serious challenges: technical, technological, and also related to machine vision technologies. But apart from that, an important aspect was the social integration of the robot.
Inspiration: Ants have long been known as outstanding weightlifters of the animal world. The abilities of different species may differ, but some can lift a load whose mass is from 10 to 50 times the body weight.
Like an ant, Ant Boy is able to move much more than its weight. And like an ant, the robot works thriftily and diligently moving loads.
Project Duration: The project started in May 2021 in Saint Petersburg and finished in October 2021 in Chicago.
Operation Flow: The robot moves autonomously, using lidars and cameras and sensors to avoid obstacles. Various interfaces are mounted on the upper platform for connection with different types of trolley. Completely autonomously grabs the cart, carries it along the route and unloads it. It can work in real conditions, including limited spaces.
In normal use, the robot drives to the dock and charges without the need for human intervention. In the upper part there is access to the inner window for changing the battery.
The side illumination is used to communicate with the robot, it conveys its emotions.
Image Credits: Image #1: Mikhail Chistiakov, 2022
Image #2: Mikhail Chistiakov, 2022
Image #3: Mikhail Chistiakov, 2022
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Image #5: Mikhail Chistiakov, 2022
Video Credits: Ant Robotics, 2022