INTRODUCTION TO

COMPUTER APPLICATION

Muhammad Jawwad Ali

BBA I/III
Ms. Maheen Ghauri
VisionArm™
 Brief Information:

•The SRI VA5 VisionArm™ has six or seven degrees of freedom, depending on wrist
choice you make, plus the manipulator or gripper action, and is designed for a carry-
weight of up to 5 lbs with the arm fully extended.
•The arm has a reach of just under five (5) feet to the gripper point and can be fitted with
a video-camera for remote viewing and control.
•An add-on option for the arm will be an image-sensor (black and white camera) which
attaches to the gripper in such a way that an experimental image system can distinguish
objects and autonomously guide the grasping (and releasing) of items.
•As more experience is generated and archived in development and experimentation with
the image system, the more capable the VisionArm™ system will become in performing
autonomous and/or unattended activity.
 What is an Autonomous Robot?

•Not remote control

•Not a showbot
•A fusion of sensors, computing and affective capabilities
•A cybernetic feedback loop in the flesh (metal, plastic, etc.)
•Intentional existence, not random
•Connected (when it needs or wants to be), but independent (when it needs or wants to
be): A wireless peripheral or an independent node to a PC, a local area network, or the
web
•A device that makes its own way in the world – or, at least in defined domains.

Reason why this robot is special !!!

Basic Specifications:
Manipulator Specifications:
Add-On Specifications:
Tests:
 Early Application Development with the VisionArm™:

•Commercial and Light Industrial Applications: At least one of our current users is
developing a junior version of today’s industrial Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGVs),
but which is intended to transfer smaller loads (tools, parts, materials, finished goods)
around the plant floor and from workstation to workstation.
•Office and Home Applications: The office application is fast on its way to becoming
the first commercial application of the SR4 Mobile Robot. With the VisionArm™ added
to the robot, the applications of such a device in the office multiply. Such devices in the
home will not be far behind the adoption of smart robots in the office.
•Applications for People with Disabilities: These are among the most natural early
applications of mobile robots with arms. Up to now, the price of mobile robots capable of
serving as serious assistive devices has been a barrier for people who might otherwise
wish to acquire the modest level of independence that a mobile robot under their
command can provide. The adaptive computer (PC) control capability that provides a
wide variety of techniques for people with disabilities to operate PCs.
 Limitations:

•It’s in the early stage so much of the features

•It’s expensive so everyone can’t afford to have it
•Specific weight can be picked up
•It alone is not of much use. It works good with the products launched to give it support.
 Price:

Its tag price is $29,950.00. It can be

booked from its website. It will be available
in the market from January 2009.
Thank You … !!!