Gesture-controlled, autonomous vehicles may be valuable helpers in logistics and trans-shipment centers
Friday, August 22, 2014 - 07:31
in Physics & Chemistry
Transporting big boxes, holding shopping bags, or carrying suitcases to the plane or taxi: Often, we would like to have a second pair of arms for routine work. Many flows of materials and goods at factories and workshops take place manually. An electrical "gofer" is needed, which is controlled by natural gestures, relieves the workers of heavy loads, and transports them independently. This is done by the assistance system FiFi of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). It is now being tested in first industrial pilot applications.