Quark Robotics launches an Advance Temperature Datalogger

Quark Robotics company has brought to the market its new compact system SEN100T, an advanced graphic datalogger for measurement of multiple variations of temperature , prepared to measure up to six different temperature points, with values between - 55ºC and 125ºC, admitting 6ºC temperature variations per second. The samples taken are shown in the TFT screen, stored on removable SD memory and transferred via USB in real time.

Quark Robotics build some instrumentation for laboratories and R&D departments among others. For more information contact sales@quarkrobotics.com

Testing CruiserBot robot in Martian Simulation Arena

Past February 17th, 2014 I visited the company  GMV with our robot Cruiserbot, were we did some testing on the Martian Simulation Arena, a place specially prepared to simulate the red planet surface.

GMV is a Company focused on engineering solutions for space exploration, aeronautics and onboard systems among others. There I met to Alberto Medina, Head of Robotics Section at GMV and Luis Mollinedo, Project Engineer at GMV Space Systems.

Cruiserbot is a modular robot developed by Quark Robotics under my coordination, for different industrial real life applications. One of these is the inspection and maintenance of air ducts. For this application the robot needs a ruggedized tether cable that could be used to recover the robot in case of stacking with an obstacle. In any case, as the robot has been developed in a modular way, it could be used with communication modules (no cable) as well as with other accessories for different tasks. 

The version we used in this "cosmic testing" was the Bigfoot version, prepared for rough terrain and complex ducts.  As the following video shows, the robot managed itself quite well in the GMV,s Martian Arena. May be one day our robots could be used in such a challenging environment as Mars.

Robomática/MetalMadrid Fair. Lecture "Robotics for Air Duct Inspection and Maintenance" (Spain)

Last October 23rd and 24th, 2013 was celebrated Robomática and MetalMadrid in Madrid, two International Fairs focused on Automation, Robotics and Manufácturing at IFEMA. I was invited by Hisparob to give a lecture on Robotics for Air Duct Inspection and Maintenance, where I spoke about the ins and outs of duct inspection and how we created a solution for that need with the robot Cruiserbot from Quark Robotics

CruiserBot robot from Quark Robotics

HERE you could find the slides of the lecture.

RoboCity 2012. Quark Robotics was there.

On last June, 7th and 8th, 2012 was held in Madrid (Spain) RoboCity 12, a fair with the latest advances in robotics in Spain, both from the point of view of research and robotics companies.

Among those companies was Quark Robotics, presenting its Cruiserbot modular robots for the inspection and maintenance of air ducts.

José-Antonio Pérez. Sales Director of Quark Robotics

Quark Robotics creates new modular robot for maintenance of air ducts: CruiserBot

Quark Robotics is proud to introduce the Cruiserbot line of products. A modular robotic system of reduced size and available in three different configurations depending on the kind of job to perform.

It is based on a console with monitor and a robot vehicle for inspection tasks in areas of difficult access, record pictures and videos and give them to the customer as part of the job report.

It is possible to add optional accesories to the vehicle, in order to perform different tasks as per the needs of the customer, like brush cleanning, ozone disinfection, etc. (see accesories section)

Its quality, robustness and ease to use, make this robot a valuable tool for a professional job.

Main characteristics

• Highly resistant chrome steel body. Industrial quality.
• Reduced size (145mm wide).
• Precision y ease of use even in very reduced ducts, both forward and backwards, due to its "reverse driving mode" system.
• high resolution color cameras in front and in back (both in color) and powerful lighting.
• Recording of pictures and video in SD memory. (PC not required).
• Powerful enough to go up/down ramps of up to 40 degrees (84% slope).
• Tip-proof: The robot's detect when the robot tips over, turn the image around, and adapt the control system so the user can continue to handle the robot normally.
• Upgradable with cleaning and disinfecting modules.
• Two years warranty and tailor made technical support.

For more information visit www.cruiserbot.com

Neptuno. El nuevo bebé de Quark Robotics

Neptuno es el nuevo robot teleoperado de Quark Robotics para inspección basada en visión térmica. Su sistema de visión está compuesto por dos cámaras de infrarrojos con lentes de Germanio que cubren 180 grados de visión. El robot, dotado de 8 baterías de 12v posee una gran autonomía y potencia, siendo capaz de desplazar hasta 150kg de peso sobre si mismo. La base del robot, denominada Barion, es multipropósito, pudiendo llevar sistemas de cámaras infrarrojas o cualquier otro elemento.

Robot Neptuno, de Quark Robotics

El robot utiliza sistema de suspensión basculante trasera para asegurar que en todo momento están las 4 ruedas en contacto con el suelo.

A continuación se pueden ver algunos vídeos sobre el robot y su sistema de visión:

Robot en funcionamiento

Visión infrarroja del robot (objetos calientes aparecen claros)

Andrés dándose un paseo sobre el robot

Sam, a protocol robot: The Bust

Sam is a protocol robot, for interaction with people. The robot has been made as a project of my company Quark Robotics and has a human aspect to ease the interaction with people.

Actually the bust is fully finished.

The robot has two cameras for artificial vision and video transmission. Its mouth could express happiness, annoyance, surprise and indifference. The robot could also speak by using a speech synthesizer with it produce a talking effect in its lips.

It's head could move in pan and tilt ways by using some mechanisms located in its neck.

An interactive screen in it's chest could show images, videos, menus, so people could select different options by pressing the buttons at the sides of the screen.

The robot is very adequate as calling object at congresses, trade fairs, expositions, talking about the goodness of the products of a company, while visitors could ask Sam for more details of the products by pushing it's buttons.

Although Sam bust is autonomous, we are building the rest of the body, that would give harms and movement to Sam.

Here you could see a demonstration video of Sam: