MetraLabs GmbH

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MetraLabs
TypeGmbH
Industry
Founded2001
HeadquartersWeimarer Str. 28, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany
Area served
Europe
ProductsSCITOS G5, SCITOS A5, CogniDrive
Websitehttp://www.metralabs.com

MetraLabs GmbH, develops and produces Mobile Robotic Platforms for the industrial and the commercial market. MetraLabs was founded in 2001 in Ilmenau, Germany.

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MetraLabs has served companies throughout Germany in all different types of field: TOOMAS a customer service robot within Home Improvement stores, Roger and Ally in the Real (Handelskette) supermarket consulting customers about products,[1] AMOR testing contamination levels within clean rooms for Infineon Technologies, and an autonomous tray transporter for one of the Franchises of KFC(Kentucky Fried Chicken) fast-food chain. For the project with Infineon Technologies the two robots AMOR received the "it-innovation prize".[2][3] MetraLabs, which was reviewed and published in the Gartner "Cool Vendors in Retail 2010",[4] have developed and implemented the , a mobile service-guide, to helps customers find products within a store and deliver overall information about products. The was also decorated with the Thuringia State Research Award (Thüringer Forschungs Preis im Bereich Transfer).[5] The MetraLabs , is an autonomous mobile platform which is compatible with a multitude of additional instruments and devices to carry out specified tasks, ranging from logistical tasks, moving objects from one place to another, as well as measurements within laboratories.

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MetraLabs is one of the developers of MIRA (Middleware for Robotic Applications), which is a cross-platform, open-source software framework for robotic applications.

Research[]

MetraLabs was founded by graduates of the Ilmenau University of Technology, and has a strong connection with the University Neuroinformatics and Cognitive Robotics Lab headed by Professor Groß. Together they have worked on multiple projects. One of such projects is the development of a senior citizen assistant robot.[6][7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Zukunft des Shoppens - Mit Roger durch den Supermarkt - Wirtschaft - SZ.de".
  2. ^ Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten, 6/7 March 2010, Page 6
  3. ^ Bild Dresden, 6 March 2010, Page 6
  4. ^ Gartner Cool Vendors of Retail 2010, 5 April 2010, page 4
  5. ^ http://www.ixtenso.com/portal/de/news/3588
  6. ^ "Pflegen-online.de |".
  7. ^ "Pflegeroboter hilft Demenzkranken - Hamburger Abendblatt". 20 January 2009.

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