{"id":1610,"date":"2024-03-23T14:38:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T18:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pleiades-technology.com\/?p=1610"},"modified":"2024-03-23T14:56:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T18:56:19","slug":"building-a-home-robot-platform-with-off-the-shelf-components","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pleiades-technology.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/23\/building-a-home-robot-platform-with-off-the-shelf-components\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a Home Robot Platform with Off-the-Shelf Components"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Everyday, we hear about AI and various surveillance systems that are used in homes, businesses and the government to monitor everything that we do. I\u2019ve been wondering if I could make use of these AI and imaging technologies to put together an affordable robot for the elderly. Perhaps a robot to provide companionship as well as look out for their safety around the home.<\/p>

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It would be nice if the robot could see, hear and sense the environment it is in and react appropriately. Turn on the light when it is getting dark, turn on a space heater if it gets too cold, watch for intruders, turn on TV for the news, play games, provide reminders, connect with friends or relatives, summon for help if needed, etc.<\/p>

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This is not quite the humanoid robot that we have all dreamed about that can do the dishes. That, I believe, is still a bit further off. The robot I am thinking about is a companion that is there around the clock. Whereas, a regular home attendant, for example, is just there to do the house work and leaves.<\/p>

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Perhaps you can think of other applications for a Home Robot as well.<\/p>

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State of Current Home Robots<\/strong><\/h3>

Before diving into developing my own robot, I went and did a quick survey of what is currently available. There are a lot of them. Enough to write a whole story just about it. Below, I only listed a few representative ones that are on the market.<\/p>

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In the past few years, many home robots have been cropping up. They range from just a table top companion robot like the\u00a0ElliQ<\/a>\u00a0to the\u00a0ORO Petcare Companion Robot<\/a>\u00a0that showed up in CES 2024 to take care of your beloved doggie.<\/p>

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And, don\u2019t forget Amazon\u2019s household robot\u00a0Astro<\/a>\u00a0that would roam around the house to check what you need to order from Amazon. The Astro was announced in 2021 but still seems to be in the \u201cpurchase by invitation only\u201d mode.<\/p>

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None of these robots seem to meet my requirements. Each has some of the features I am looking for but not all together in one single product. Alternatively, I would settle to get a robot that I can develop and run my own program on. However, that does not exist either.<\/p>

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In the end, I decided to take a shot at building a robot of my own. Actually, what I need is a Home Robot Platform to build up whatever robot I want it to be.<\/p>

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Key Considerations in Building the Home Robot Platform<\/strong><\/h3>

The following are some of the key considerations in building the robot platform:<\/p>