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Taurob tracker is a
Compared to most other mobile robots, the taurob tracker has a unique track geometry which allows it to climb over obstacles with just one pair of tracks. Due this geometry the tracks do not lose their tension when raising or lowering the front wheels. Further advantages include improved traction (thus the name of the robot) on uneven ground and a rapid track exchange mechanism.
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mobile robot
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, manufactured by Taurob GmbH
Taurob is an Austrian robotics company best known for its Taurob Tracker and Taurob Inspector robots and for winning Total Energies' ARGOS Challenge (together with TU Darmstadt) in 2017.
History
Founded in 2010 by Lukas Silberbauer and Ma ...
in Austria. It has been originally developed as a remote controlled reconnaissance platform for fire departments.
but is currently used also by the military, civil-defense units, universities and the oil and gas industry around the world.
Since 2013 an ATEX
The ATEX directives are two EU directives describing the minimum safety requirements for workplaces and equipment used in explosive atmospheres. The name is an initialization of the French term ''Appareils destinés à être utilisés en ATmo ...
Zone 1 certified variant , called Taurob Tracker Ex is available, which is able to drive in explosive atmospheres safely.
A taurob tracker version with sensors for environments with extreme smoke (e.g. fires in tunnels or subway stations) is currently being developed in the EU funded "SmokeBot" project
Specifications
Track assembly
Compared to most other mobile robots, the taurob tracker has a unique track geometry which allows it to climb over obstacles with just one pair of tracks. Due this geometry the tracks do not lose their tension when raising or lowering the front wheels. Further advantages include improved traction (thus the name of the robot) on uneven ground and a rapid track exchange mechanism.
Notable appearances
In 2016 a taurob tracker platform was used in theRoboCup
RoboCup is an annual international robotics competition founded in 1996 by a group of university professors (including Hiroaki Kitano, Manuela M. Veloso, and Minoru Asada). The aim of the competition is to promote robotics and AI research by of ...
Rescue League by team Hector.
In 2017 a variant of taurob tracker called "Argonaut" has won the ARGOS Challenge organised by Total Energies. It is the first fully autonomous, ATEX
The ATEX directives are two EU directives describing the minimum safety requirements for workplaces and equipment used in explosive atmospheres. The name is an initialization of the French term ''Appareils destinés à être utilisés en ATmo ...
certified mobile inspection robot for Oil and Gas installations. According to Total it will be used on their industrial sites by 2020.Total Websit"THE ARGONAUTS ROBOT WINS THE ARGOS CHALLENGE!"
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Total S.A.
TotalEnergies SE is a French multinational integrated energy and petroleum company founded in 1924 and one of the seven supermajor oil companies. Its businesses cover the entire oil and gas chain, from crude oil and natural gas exploration and ...
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References
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