SRV-1 Mobile Surveillance Robot

Mars Rover for your Home

Explore the dangerous terrain of your home or office with the SRV-1 Mobile Robot. This palm sized bot packs tank-like treads, a 32-bit ARM processor and a mini video camera. The included wireless transmitter interfaces via USB with any PC up to 300 feet away. The Java based host software supports Windows, Mac or Linux OS and features a built-in web server to monitor and control the SRV-1 Robot with a web browser anywhere in the world. Live video from the robot updates at a few frames per second and runs at resolutions of up to 320 x 240. The built in proximity sensors can be toggled on or off to assist when driving the robot manually. An autonomous roving mode allows the SRV-1 to explore independently while avoiding obstacles. Video surveillance recording can be scheduled based on time or date and saved as an AVI video file. Built in web based user-management controls who has access to pilot the robot or change settings. Multiple users can watch the live video feed from the robot without having access to control it. The included software is completely open source on both the host computer end and the robot firmware. Budding programmers can exploit some other nifty features of the robot such as visual object tracking.

Important Note:
The SRV-1 Mobile Robot comes fully assembled and ready to use, but requires some basic technical knowledge of Java and the command line to set-up the software. If you feel comfortable tinkering and have had experience configuring a basic web server you should be in fine shape.




Product Features

* Drive robot manually via web browser with live video feed
* Built in proximity sensors can be toggled on or off to assist when driving the robot manually
* Archive video on demand or via schedule
* Control access to robot and video feed via multiple user accounts
* Roving mode allows autonomous exploration with basic vision detection
* Wireless control up to 300 feet from host computer
* Fully open source and programmable

Hardware Specifications

* Robot moves at 20cm - 40cm /second (about 1/2 mile/hour or 1 ft/sec) with variable speed control and differential steering
* 60MIPS ARM7TDMI 32-bit processor
* Digital video camera with resolution from 80x64 to 640x480 pixels (Currently only up-to 320 x 240 supported in software)
* Four infrared sensors detect object proximity and allow communication with other Robots
* Zigbee USB 802.15.4 wireless module included (Range 100m indoors and 1000m line-of-sight)
* Updatable internal robot firmware
* Internal 7.2V 2AH Li-ion battery pack, provides operation in excess of 4 hours
* Included AC Adapter for Charging Robot (100-240V 50/60Hz)

Software Specifications

* JAVA based Control Application Runs on Windows, Mac OS, and Linux
* Robot firmware source code, written in GNUARM-compatible C, is available under open source (GPL) release

(Via:ThinkGeek)