Getting a grip

Work is progressing towards the realisation of the initial hardware platform to be used in DARKO. The fleet of three robots is under construction, and will look similar to this concept drawing. Another notable exciting update is that we have developed a new prototype of a variable-stiffness wrist, which will improve efficiency and performance for both grasping and throwing. We have recently contributed two benchmarks that will make it easier to fairly and comprehensively compare new state-of-the-art methods for motion…
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Web site overhaul

As of today, the DARKO web site is populated with some more useful content. We will be posting on-going updates here, especially in relation to milestones, and noteworthy results and activities in the project. Of course, you can also read more about the project, its objectives, and the partners involved.
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How good is your map?

We have organised a workshop during the ECMR 2021 conference with the title "How good is your map? Robotic Map Assessment and Standardisation". See https://goodmap21.github.io The workshop was quite well attended, with a wide cast of invited speakers from academia and industry: Giorgio Grisetti, Sapienza University of Rome"SLAM: what still bugs me"Magnus Lindhé, Electrolux"A consumer robot perspective on map quality"Max Pfingsthorn, OFFIS"Can we make more accurate and actionable semantic maps with human and tactile input?"Naoki Akai, Nagoya University"Detection of localization…
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