MARLIN
Mobile Autonomous Robot for IntraLogistics in Retail
Technical Details
| Size: | 1,28 x 0,58 x 0,35 m |
| Weight: | 100kg |
| Power supply: |
2x 24V Lithium-Ion Battery
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| Speed: | 1,5 m/s |
| Actuation/ Engine: |
Differential Drives
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| Sensors: |
2x Sick Laserscanner
2x Intel Real-Sense 3D camera
4x Orbec Astra RGB-D Camera
Ultrasonic sensor
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| Communication: |
Wireless
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| Feature: |
Pointer unit for human-robot interaction
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Organisational Details |
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| Sponsor: | Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action |
| Grant number: | 01MK20001B |
| Application Field: | Logistics, Production and Consumer |
| Related Robots: |
Mobipick
iMRK Dual-Arm Robot (Photo: Annemarie Popp, DFKI GmbH)
OmniPick
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System description
MARLIN consists of a MiR100 platform with transport hook, equipped with an external PC, a pointer unit and 4 RGB-D cameras, which provide point clouds in a 360-degree view. The system can autonomously pick up, transport and park transport carts commonly used in logistics or retail applications. Interaction with the user can be done via a connected tablet
The design of MARLIN was guided by the requirements of the pilot application "Service Robotics to Support Store Employees" within the knowledge4retail (K4R) project. In this project, a mobile, autonomous robot was to be developed to assist store employees in replenishing shelves. The robot should be able to navigate efficiently and safely in a retail store. It should also (a) detect and classify obstacles with its 3D sensors, (b) reuse existing structures of the store, e.g. trolleys for intralogistics, and (c) provide user interfaces for interaction with the employees.