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We create and/or tune 2D, 3D and 6D motion planners for mobile robots using Open Source and custom developed software.

Robot arms and mobile manipulators planning around shelves, boxes and other obstacles.
Planning
2D · 3D · 6D
Methods
Sampling-based · Optimization
Engineering
Selection · Benchmarking · Integration

For our customers, we:

  • Do motion planning consulting for leveraging the ideal algorithm for a given application and problem type
  • Benchmark competing planning approaches
  • Implement new path planning algorithms for specific kinematic structures
  • Review current robotics literature and conduct academic surveys for cutting edge solutions
  • Analyse the Technology Readiness Level of motion planning libraries

Planning methods

We are familiar with these probabilistic/sampling based methods:

  • Consulting and development of the Open Motion Planning Library (OMPL)
  • Multi-query planners including PRM, LazyPRM, PRM*
  • Single-query planners including RRT, RRTConnect, RRT*, T-RRT, and LazyRRT
  • Asymptotically near-optimal planners including SPARS, SPARS2
  • Projection-based methods including EST, KPIECE, AtlasRRT
  • and many other motion planning methods:
  • Trajectory Optimization (TrajOpt)
  • Search Based Planning Library (SBPL)
  • Stochastic Trajectory Optimization for Motion Planning (STOMP)
  • Covariant Hamiltonian Optimization for Motion Planning (CHOMP)

Learn more from our blog

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How NVIDIA became the go-to platform for Robotics

One of the key players in providing a full stack hardware/software platform for robotics is NVIDIA. This article explores how NVIDIA has achieved this status and the role that its technology is playing in the development of AMRs.

  • nvidia
  • mobile-robotics
  • ai
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How to map large indoor spaces with Google Cartographer

In this blog post, we'll be taking a deep dive into how to map large indoor spaces using Google Cartographer. We'll cover why you might want to use Cartographer and how to tune it for your specific needs. By the end of this post, you should have a basic understanding of what Cartographer needs and how to get started using it in your own projects.

  • slam
  • mobile-robotics
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Hero image: OMPL / VAMP contributors · BSD-3-Clause. Still from the gallery animation.