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Product vision of a mobile service robot to assist humans in their daily life
Fraunhofer IPA develops Care-O-bot 3, a mobile manipulation robot with omnidirectional platform featuring four steered and driven wheels for flexible movement. It serves as a commercial robotic butler and robust research platform with modular hardware components including standardized drivers and simulation. Dimensions are 75/55/145 cm, weight 180 kg, powered by 48V Gaia Li-ion battery. Operates primarily in Germany for service robotics R&D and home assistance applications.
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Care-O-bot 3
Company facts
- HQ
- Stuttgart, Germany
- Founded
- 1959 · 67 yrs
- Website
- www.ipa.fraunhofer.de
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Milestones
Care-O-bot 3 software integrated with ROS (Robot Operating System)
Press coverage
- Robots Using ROS: Care-O-bot 3 (Fraunhofer IPA)
ROS.org · Mar 2010
- Care-O-bot 3: Always at your service
Phys.org
Active products by Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation
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