In this paper we describe a new technique to create virtual environments using photographs. A mobile robot is used to take pictures automatically, that are used in an image rendering system. Using a mobile robot allows to take photographs of large areas easily and accurately. Our Virtual and Real Robot (ViRBot) System is used to control the movements of a mobile robot with a video camera on it,...

The key to effective autonomous mobile robot navigation is accurate self-localization. Without self-localization or with inaccurate self-localization, any non-holonomic autonomous mobile robot is blind in a navigation environment. The KCLBOT [1] is a nonholonomic two wheeled mobile robot that is built around the specifications for ‘Micromouse Robot’ and the ‘RoboCup’ competition. These specific...

In recent years, introduction of autonomous mobile robots which support humans in environments close to our life is expected. Examples are shopping support robots and porter robots carrying the luggage while accompanying the person. To utilize these robots, real time motion control of the robots is important. In this paper, we propose a mobile robot system which performs the actions by recogniz...

This paper presents the robust localization of an omnidirectional mobile robot using a regular polygonal array of optical mice that are installed at the bottom of a mobile robot. First, the basic principle of the proposed localization scheme is explained. Second, the velocity kinematics from a mobile robot to an array of optical mice is derived as an overdetermined linear system. Third, for a g...