DyM Podcast

Erik is a brilliant Engineer. He comes from Finland and is Currently Working for Tomra and He is as well my Colleague. As i like to Talk with People that have interests to Build Stuff Like DIY projects, i realized that Erik is One of them and He is actually Working on a robotic Project at Home. That’s why i tried to Organize a talk with Him to let us know what is his Robotic project. As Some of you might Know SLAM stands for Simultanous Localization and Mapping which is a Key Concept in Robotics and Computer Vision.

A SLAM in Simpler Term means that a robot monitors the surrounding and detects Objects and track them where they are located at the same Time with out Using GPS. Therefore for Indoor Robots its a vital feature.

Erik Wants to use Visual SLAM or (V-SLAM) which uses Cameras as Well AS IMU and Gyroscope for Mapping and Localization. He also uses Wheel Encoders to use it for Kalman Filtering Process to estimate the Velocity and probably Position-

Erik Uses Beaglebone Black and Beaglebone Ai for Processing The Sensor Data using CAN communication protocol.

Also Erik Uses four DC motors to make his Robot capable of maneuvering inside the room. I am very curious to see what is the outcome of his DIY project and make the Part 2 of this Video. Fingers Crossed!