Wireless 6x6 Robot with Night Vision Camera
Item Number: RGi-RTR6x6-N
The RGi-RTR6x6-N is specifically designed for long distance indoor/outdoor night-time surveillance missions. The robots are a perfect match for private home, laboratory, university, hospital, or warehouse locations.
The night vision camera enables the robot to see in darkness from long distances.
The RGi-RTR6x6-N is built from tough anodized 0.10in (2.5mm) thick aluminum (13in x 14in x 5in), has 2 powerful motors, and a responsive 6x6 belt-drive system. Available in yellow, fire engine red, and military black powder coated colors.
The robot can run extended missions with its standard lithium polymer batteries and advanced power management system. The RGi-DSCv3 software control panel can direct the robot to sleep for a programmable number of minutes.
The RGi-DSCv3 software control panel provides control of the robot via a local area wireless network or via the Internet. The control panel is highly configurable and provides for the basic functions such as forward/backward, left/right, pan left/right, tilt up/down. It further provides an expandable control set that extends control to all other RGi products.
Included with the Robot is the RGi-Advanced-Wireless-Controller a 6.2in x 5in (15.75cm x 12.75cm) dual CPU board that embodies a complete robotics control system and development platform. It communicates via wireless 802.11b/g WiFi, ZigBee 900Mhz or 802.15.4 ZigBee communications standards.
Night Vision Camera
The Night Vision Camera is a high-resolution, aluminum body, color CCD night vision camera. The camera has a bank of high-power infra-red LEDs.
Features:
- Weather proof aluminum housing
- 1/3" Sony CCD with f:3.6mm lens
- 420 lines, 60 fields/sec
- 500(H) X 582(V) pixels
- Self illuminated with 9 super high brightness IR LEDs with a range of 40 feet (12 meters)
- 5.8GHz built-in video transmitter
- 16 channels with frequence range 5.645 - 5.945GHz
- 100 mW output power with maximum range of 820 feet (250 meters)
Night Vision Camera Active
The night vision camera is impressive as the above demo shows, the left was captured by a standard camera, the the right with the night vision camera. This camera is a highly-sensitive low-lux camera with built-in high-power infra-red lighting.
Integrated Pan&Tilt
The Integrated Pan&Tilt is made of self-lubricating, durable Delrin® and is powered by Robotis AX-12 servos. The pan unit has a range of +/- 150 degrees with better than 0.3 degree resolution. The tilt unit has a range of 0 to -60 degrees with than 0.3 degree resolution.
Features:
- Pan axis +/- 150 degrees from center
- Tilt axis 0 to -60 degree from horizontal
- Programmable rpm and torque parameters
- Delrin self-lubricating material
- Co-axial channel for easy routing of control/video/audio cables
- Multiple mounting holes
6x6 Wheel Drive
The 6x6 wheel belt-drive system features 6 wheels driven by 2 independent gearhead motors. The robot's highly maneuverable skid steering 6x6 drive make it a perfect match for tight confined areas. The two powerful motors make it suitable for use in large open areas.
Features:
- 6 wheels and 2 powerful motors
- Highly maneuverable skid steering offers a zero turning radius
- Powerful 600 rpm gearhead motors for high speed
- Rubber tires offer extra grip
- Tires project in front of robot for maximum climbing capability
WiFi 802.11b/g Communications
The WiFi 802.11b/g communications systems features the latest security protocols and uses TCP and UDP sockets to provide a state-of-the-art control system.
Features:
- Standard 802.11b/g communications uses existing infrastructure -- no custom radios or antennas needed
- Secure AES-CCMP & TKIP 128-bit encrypted communication prevents the robot from being hijacked.
- Exclusive SmartRoam® technology automatically attaches to the strongest access point signal.
- Use the RGi-DSCv3 software control panel to control the robot over the Internet
- Can use UDP control packets for responsive control and lowest latency in electromagnetically dirty environments
- Multiple robots can share the same communications infrastructure
- Select a dedicated IP address for each robot or let DHCP automatically configure the robot
Indoor/Outdoor Use
The RGi-RTR6x6 series robots are optimized for outdoor use. They are a perfect match for large locations. The robot's highly maneuverable skid steering 6x6 drive make them suitable for tight confined areas.
Features:
- Light weight
- Will not mark floors
- High grip rubber tires offer extra traction
- Powerful 600 rpm gearhead motors for precise control
- High capacity batteries offer long run times
- Quiet operation
- Highly maneuverable skid steering offers a zero turning radius
RobotBASIC Programmable
The RGi-RTR6x6 series robots are easily programmable via the RobotBASIC programming/simulation environment.
Features:
- All three communication protocols implemented, Text, Binary and Nmea
- Remote autonomous sample code included
- Remote control and remote sensing capability
- Simulate the robot and debug your algorithms before going live
- Robot Basic driver implemented by the authors of Robot Basic for maximum reliability
- Robot Basic and custom drivers included with the installation CD
5.8GHz Night Vision Camera
The 5.8GHz Night Vision Camera provides high light sensitivity while keeping excellent color reproduction under normal lighting conditions.
Features:
- Weather proof aluminum housing
- 1/3" Sony CCD with f:3.6mm lens
- 420 lines, 60 fields/sec
- 500(H) X 582(V) pixels
- Self illuminated with 9 super high brightness IR LEDs with a range of 40 feet (12 meters)
- 5.8GHz built-in video transmitter
- 16 channels with frequence range 5.645 - 5.945GHz
- 100 mW output power with maximum range of 820 feet (250 meters)
37 Pin Expansion Port
The RGi-RTR6x6 series robots have three (3) expansion ports. These are general purpose 37 pin ports and may be wired for your own requirements. The ports are located in front, top and rear for easy access to expansion peripherals. In the future, RGi will introduce a series of sensors that will attach the these expansion ports.
Features:
- 3 x 37pin DB style connectors
- Located front, top and rear for easy expansion
- 4x mounting holes in front and rear to secure expansion peripheral
Advanced Power Management
The RGi-RTR6x6 robots feature advanced power management capabilities. The system provides programmable sleep times, inactivity timeouts, direct sleep mode, switchable power for the motor controller, radio sections and external webcams. This flexibilty allows you to extend your mission time from hours to weeks depending on your senario.
Features:
- Programmable sleep times from 1 minute to 18 hours
- Switchable power to the motor controller
- Switchable power to the servo controller
- Switchable power to the WiFi/Zigbee controller
- Switchable power to the external peripherals such as webcams
Optional Zigbee Radio
The RGi-Zig-M Radio unit is an IEEE 802.15.4-2003 Zigbee compliant radio that is a plugin replacement for the 802.11a/b radio on the RGi-AWC-1 control board.
Features:
- IEEE 802.15.4-2003 Zigbee compliant radio
- Provides Wireless Mesh Networking
- Low power, can activate (go from sleep to active mode) in 15 msec
- Easy to use point to point connectivity
- Multi-casting capability
- Many-to-one routing capability
- High security with Symmetric-Key Key Exchange (SKKE)
- The raw, over-the-air data rate is 250 kbit/s per channel of the 16 available channels
- Up to 75 meters (246 feet) range for standard ZigBee
- Up to 9.6 kilometers (6 miles) for Zigbee Pro with standard dipole antenna (9.6Kbps max)
- Up to 24 kilometers (15 miles) for Zigbee Pro with high-gain antenna (9.6Kbps max)
Multiple Browser Support
The webcam and webcontrol software have been tested for compatibility on the four major browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer 8, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Google Chrome.
LiPo Battery Pack
The RGi-LiPo-11.1 is a 10Ah, 11.1V LiPo battery pack. The pack features built-in cell balancing and over voltage protection circuit. An optional 2nd battery pack can be installed to double the run-time. The battery pack offers higher energy density than standard NiMH batteries.
