Multi-Robot Collaborative Mapping w/ Remote Mobile Agents:
This project contributes to a broader initiative to develop a comprehensive hardware and software solution for routine radiation surveying in nuclear facilities. The Minibot system includes a central server computer that serves as the coordination and processing hub, and a team of compact, low-powered, cost-effective robot agents. Each agent features a differential drive platform and a small footprint, enabling navigation through confined and hazardous areas where other robots cannot safely operate, such as under furniture and along narrow corridors.
Coordinated by the server, the agents continuously offload environmental data from onboard 2D and 3D LiDAR sensors. The server then executes collaborative SLAM and 3D mapping algorithms to produce detailed maps of the environment, which other robots use for task planning and execution.