EasyRobot: Building a universal controller to support innovation in the mobile robot industry

With the horizontal and vertical expansion of applications in a wide range of industry scenarios, the market size continues to grow rapidly. As the core component of the robot, the controller not only directly determines the robot's motion stability, but also increases the entry threshold of the robot's technical content to a certain extent.

Thanks to the increasing market demand and wider application scenarios, mobile robot controllers are beginning to move towards standardization, with increasing improvements in work efficiency, stability, and repeatability.

As one of the manufacturers specializing in dedicated controllers for mobile robots, EasyRobot relies on its strong technical research and development capabilities to professionally create a number of high-performance core controller products. Through deep integration with cutting-edge visual technologies such as 3D and lidar, it has formed a rich product line including unmanned forklifts, AGV/AMR, and is constantly empowering the rapidly developing industry.

Core self-developed

Helping robots break through the shackles of complex scenarios

Different from traditional controllers, mobile robot dedicated controllers have higher requirements for capabilities. EasyRobot integrates robot body production and core algorithms, and has inherent advantages in mobile robot controllers.

▷Self-developed controller: It adopts the latest level, which is compatible with multiple protocols, including bus and TCP/IP protocol, and meets the characteristics of multiple transmission interfaces of current mobile robots. In addition, facing the diverse navigation methods in application scenarios, Yixing's controller also supports multiple external devices, including laser navigation radar, navigation camera, anti-collision laser head, ultrasonic wave, DC/drive, steering wheel, etc. The unique wiring harness design makes the robot wiring neat and beautiful, simple to assemble and easy to maintain.

▷Open software ecosystem: To help robots adapt to customers' needs for flexible and rapid deployment, Yixing's controller uses an open source framework and open source peripheral codes, providing users with a very convenient secondary open environment.

Widely adaptable

Flexible and open, greatly shortening the deployment cycle

As we all know, with the continuous expansion of the depth and breadth of mobile robot applications and the complexity of application scenarios, AGV has also extended from traditional magnetic navigation and QR code navigation to laser SLAM navigation and visual SLAM navigation, which has led to higher and higher demands on the controller's degree of customization, accuracy, reliability, technical integration, openness and ease of use.

▷ Compatible with multiple navigation modes: compatible with a variety of autonomous navigation functions, such as laser SLAM navigation, reflector navigation, QR code navigation, navigation positioning, etc.

▷ Compatible with multiple chassis motion models: It can support multiple motion models such as autonomous obstacle avoidance mode, line patrol mode, obstacle avoidance and line patrol mixed mode, dual steering wheel mode, differential motion model, etc. In industrial application scenarios, it has the ability to be compatible with various chassis, fully meeting various non-standard customized scenarios of AGV/AMR, which can greatly shorten the deployment time

▷Combined with 3D vision to achieve higher automation: On top of the original automatic navigation SLAM technology, the integrated 3D vision module provides a more accurate operation positioning function, which can accurately measure the spatial position and angle of target objects such as material boxes or pallets, realize the automatic operation guidance of the robot, and further improve the unmanned and intelligent level of mobile robots

Liu Quanchao, General Manager of EasyRobot, said:

"Tuyang 3D industrial cameras have been widely used in many industries and are mature, stable and reliable. Through cooperative innovation, EasyRobot has successfully applied Tuyang's 3D cameras to the field of mobile robots, realizing advanced environmental perception and obstacle avoidance, operation positioning and guidance, robot safety and other functions. With the increasing maturity and penetration of the mobile robot industry, customers will have higher and higher requirements for mobile robot products, and 3D vision is becoming the mainstream configuration of advanced mobile robots."

Service scale implementation scenarios

All in "Robot+" innovation escort

Since 2020, when Easytravel began to launch its mobile robot controller, it has shipped nearly 1,000 sets and its customer repurchase rate has exceeded 75%. It has helped various customers complete the development, debugging and project implementation of mobile robots in various scenarios, and has won recognition from a large number of customers while serving a large number of customers.

In addition, while empowering customers, Yixing Robotics has also leveraged the advantages of its self-developed mobile robot controllers to form its own product line, creating core products such as unmanned forklift series products, unmanned forklift controllers, universal controllers, mobile robot chassis, etc.

Relying on the independently developed navigation and positioning system, with the proprietary AGV motion controller and advanced 3D vision system, Yixing's unmanned forklift AGV, AMR and other series products have high positioning accuracy, and can perform efficient human-machine interaction while driving safely. At present, the products have been put into use on-site in large quantities by customers, and have successful cases in many industries such as photovoltaic industry, pharmaceutical industry, food industry, auto parts, 3C, military explosion-proof and so on.

As a high-tech enterprise with technical capabilities as its core, Yixing has a R&D ratio far exceeding the industry. 90% of its technical R&D personnel have more than 7 years of experience in the mobile robot industry. They now have the ability to provide whole-factory logistics and distribution solutions, including project planning, dispatching systems, warehouse management systems, supporting software and hardware, etc. They can provide core technology modules and development support for mobile robot manufacturers, and provide smart logistics solutions for industrial integrators, automation industries, and warehousing and logistics industries.

In the future, mobile robots will certainly develop towards high performance and high integration, and technical products must adapt to market demand and even be ahead of market demand. As one of the components, the controller must adapt to the other parts of the mobile robot, and the next generation of autonomous mobile robots requires higher intelligence and greater flexibility, which puts higher requirements on the coordination and unification of the internal products.

Facing the vast vertical market, as a supplier with core components, complete vehicles and solutions, Yixing is not only able to grasp the demand for mobile robots, but also has a sufficient understanding of the needs of end users. Based on its strength, capabilities and influence, Yixing Robotics will continue to hone its product strength and inject new impetus into the market.

Reviewing Editor: Li Qian