Multi-Arm Unmanned Ground Vehicle

Intelligent Automation’s Multi-Arm Unmanned Ground Vehicle (MA-UGV) technology gives remote operators the ability to perform complex manipulation tasks with relative ease. The current MA-UGV platform has three arms, three cameras and 29 degrees of freedom.  Integrated video feeds from cameras on the end of each arm enhance situational awareness, particularly depth perception.  The ability to command arm movement relative to various frames of reference, including any camera view, makes the robot easy to control.  Autonomous behaviors reduce task dimensionality and enable an operator to focus on mission-specific degrees of freedom.

Demonstrated performance includes dual-arm backpack inspection, tool handling, shovel manipulation, door breaching, knot tying and IED defeat.  Operational benefits of MA-UGV control system and operator interface technology include increased manipulation capability, shorter mission times and reduced operator workload. Development of the MA-UGV was supported in part by U.S. Army TARDEC under the SBIR program.