Smart Manipulation Software Platform

HKCLR
Overview

HKCLR developed the innovative Smart Manipulation Software Plaltform to bridges the gap between hardware, algorithm, and system integration, thus enabling the quick implemention of the smart grasping system in real scenarios.

  • Smart Manipulation Software Platform
Technical name of innovation
HKCLR Smart Manipulation Software Platform
Research completion
2022
Problem addressed

Different grasping and manipulation tasks require adaptive algorithms(robot vision and robot control), robot hardware systems(cameras, robotic arms and manipulators), and specific system deployment. This software platform provides a rich algorithm library, mainstream robot hardware interface support, flexible scene deployment set-up, online artificial intelligence data training, and user-friendly operation logic and interface, so as to achieve quick implementation of the smart grasping system in real scenarios.

Innovation
  • Provide a rich robot vision algorithm library, path planning algorithm library and grasping planning algorithm library. Enable the AI based grasping operation applications.
  • Support the communication protocol and interfaces of mainstream robot arms, manipulators and cameras to achieve a fast and stable system implementation.
  • Provide online machine vision data training services, thus lowering the threshold for users to use AI technology.
Key impact
  • Empower robots with the human-like eyes, arms and hands, so as to achieve dexterous grasping and manipulation by interacting intelligently with the environment.
  • The user-friendly operation logic and operation interfaces enable the rapid deployment and implementation of the customized grabbing and manipulation system.
  • Improve the landing efficiency of robots and AI in logistics, industry and domestic scenarios.
Application
  • HKCLR Automated Sorting System

The Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics was established in 2020 by The Chinese University of Hong Kong, with research contributions from the University of California, Berkeley. The Centre focuses on the research and development (R&D) of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for “future workplace” as well as innovative solutions to the “pressing problems” in the logistics industry. In particular, HKCLR aims to advance robot intelligence in terms of

• Robust Sensing and Perception

• Human-Robot Collaboration

• Smart Manipulation Robots

• Unmanned Logistics Vehicles

The research team is composed of distinguished professors from the two universities and accomplished Ph.D. degree holders across world-leading universities. The Centre is dedicated to pursuing innovative breakthroughs in ready-for-use robotics and AI technologies via close collaboration with academic and industrial stakeholders throughout Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area (GBA), and Mainland China. It is expected that the Centre will foster the leading role of the local logistics industry in GBA and Mainland China, meanwhile enhancing its competitive edge in the global arena.

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