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From: yamauchi@cs.rochester.edu (Brian Yamauchi)
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Subject: Mobile Robots with Manipulators
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Date: 9 Apr 89 21:43:38 GMT
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Has anyone heard of any commercially available mobile robots which
have on-board manipulators?

Our Robotics / Vision research group is looking into the possibility
of buying a mobile robot and an on-board manipulator would be a big
plus.  The only ones I have heard of are the Heath Hero (which has a
*very* limited capacity) and the TSR telerobot manufactured by 21st
Century Robotics.  The only information I have about the latter is a
reference in a magazine.  Does anyone have the address of 21st Century
Robotics?

Another possibility would be adding a robot arm (such as a small Puma)
to a mobile platform (like the Denning).  I would be interested in
hearing from anyone who has tried this option.

				Thanks in advance,

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Brian Yamauchi				University of Rochester
yamauchi@cs.rochester.edu		Computer Science Department
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