University of Leeds

Remote Control Burger Crafting Using Two Robot Dogs

Remotely controlling a robotic system from a distance, whether it be in a different room or country, has always been a difficult task. In this demonstration, we will show how a motion capture suit – such as the ones used in animation film-making – can be used to control two robot dogs to perform the fairly dexterous task of cooking and assembling a burger. The two robots both carry a robotic arm, and all will be controlled simultaneously from a single pilot to cook fresh ingredients into a fully edible burger, all without having to step into the kitchen.

Meet the Team

Experts in mechanical design, 3D modelling, rapid manufacturing, UGV design, UGV autonomous navigation, UAV payload design, Computer Vision, Object detection, Robotics manipulator design, prototyping, 3D printing and UAV autonomous navigation. The Real Robotics Lab is based at the University of Leeds and headed up by Professor Rob Richardson, a world-renowned expert in robotics and current Chair of ESPRC UK-Robotics & Autonomous Systems Network. He leads a core team of 12 specialists in unique robotic design with access to world class, state of the art facilities.