MetraLabs GmbH
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Type | GmbH |
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Industry | |
Founded | 2001 |
Headquarters | Weimarer Str. 28, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany |
Area served | Europe |
Products | SCITOS G5, SCITOS A5, CogniDrive |
Website | http://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[]
- ^ "Zukunft des Shoppens - Mit Roger durch den Supermarkt - Wirtschaft - SZ.de".
- ^ Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten, 6/7 March 2010, Page 6
- ^ Bild Dresden, 6 March 2010, Page 6
- ^ Gartner Cool Vendors of Retail 2010, 5 April 2010, page 4
- ^ http://www.ixtenso.com/portal/de/news/3588
- ^ "Pflegen-online.de |".
- ^ "Pflegeroboter hilft Demenzkranken - Hamburger Abendblatt". 20 January 2009.
External links[]
- Robotics companies of Germany
- Companies based in Thuringia
- Companies established in 2001
- German brands
- Ilmenau