Data Sheet

Each of the robot's arms has five degrees of freedom, excluding the hinging DOF of the
gripper joint. The lifting capacity of each gripper is 300 g while the chassis has a carrying
capacity of 6 kg.
SCOUT travels at a top speed of 75 cm/sec and has 6 infrared distance sensors and 3
ultrasonic rangefinders onboard, but also has a bumper equipped with shocks in case of
an unavoidable collision. Two lamps on the front of the robot also provide near-field
illumination.
As is standard on all our monitoring robotic systems, SCOUT has an onboard speaker
and microphone, both of which support two-way audio communication.
The SCOUT package also includes a charging unit for Ni-MH battery system.
Packages & Configurations
SCOUT functions by wireless connection to a notebook or desktop PC equipped two
joystick controllers (included) that separately control the robot and arm motion. Software
modules enable a user to see/hear via the robot, and talk through the robot's onboard
speaker. A camera mounted on the wrist of right arm to provides viewing from virtually
any perspective.
Optional Upgrade:
Second camera mounted on the end of right hand to provide the second dynamic view.
With its integrated high bandwidth (11Mbps) WiFi 802.11 wireless module, the system
can upload all sensor data (including encoder sensor readings) to a PC or server at rates
in excess of 10Hz. Similarly, streaming audio (8Hz x 8bits) and video (up to 4 fps) either
for direct monitoring or for processing by high-level AI schemes is a snap. Commands
and instructions sent to the SCOUT via the same wireless link also pass at rates
exceeding 10Hz, providing real-time control and access.
SCOUT includes all WiRobot development software components (for MS Windows 2000
and up), enabling easy access to all data and information in a standard Microsoft
Windows programming environment (e.g., MS VB and VC++). Under the approach of
using a separate PC for high-level control, there are no longer onboard restrictions on a
mobile system’s processing power, memory and storage. For users of non-Windows
operating systems (e.g., Linux), Dr Robot will provide the raw communication protocol for
direct integration with any other system/device.