ActivMedia Robotics

Chapter 3 Specifications & Controls

ActivMedia’s Pioneer robots may be smaller than most, but they pack an impressive array of intelligent mobile robot capabilities that rival bigger and much more expensive machines. For example, the Pioneer 3-DX with onboard PC is a fully autonomous intelligent mobile robot. Unlike other commercially available robots, Pioneer’s modest size lends itself very well to navigation in tight quarters and cluttered spaces, such as classrooms, laboratories, and small offices.

At the same time, the powerful AROS server with ActivMedia Robotics client software is fully capable of mapping its environment, finding its way home, and performing other sophisticated path-planning tasks.

Figure 8. Pioneer 3-DX’s physical dimensions and swing radius

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Weighing only 9 kg (20 pounds

 

with one battery), the basic

 

Pioneer 3- and 2-DX8/DX8 Plus

 

mobile robots are lightweight,

 

but their strong aluminum body

 

and

solid

construction

make

 

them virtually indestructible.

 

These characteristics also permit

 

them

to

carry

extraordinary

 

payloads: The new Pioneer 3-

 

DX can carry up to 23 Kg (50

 

lbs.) additional weight; the 3-AT

 

can carry over 35 Kg (70 lbs.)

 

more! Yet, Pioneer 2s and 3s

 

are lightweight enough that it is

 

also as easy to transport as a

 

suitcasea task

made

even

Figure 9. Pioneer 3-AT’s console and hinged deck

easier

by

the

DX's

built-in

 

handle.

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Pioneer 2TM, 3TM manual Specifications & Controls, Physical Characteristics