At IFA 2024 in Berlin, Roborock unveiled the intelligent sweeping and mopping all-in-one robot Roborock Qrevo Slim, which is outfitted with a cutting-edge 3D camera module for obstacle avoidance and navigation using the REAL3 Time-of-Flight (ToF) imager by Infineon Technologies.
Size can be decreased and reliability can be increased thanks to technology. Because of its 82 mm total height, the Roborock Qrevo Slim is more reliable and can go through tighter areas than standard sweeping and mopping robots, which have bodies that are roughly 100 mm tall.
Infineon, pmdtechnologies, and OMS have partnered with Roborock to develop a next-generation robot solution that replaces the conventional obstacle avoidance and laser distance scanner (LDS) modules with hybrid Time-of-Flight (hToF).
hToF is an effective solution for consumer-grade robotics that combines the capabilities of Infineon’s REAL3 ToF imager, dual infra-red illumination sources, and pmd’s processing technologies. In a single camera module made by OMS, it supports obstacle avoidance, cliff detection, and simultaneous localization and map building (SLAM).
Robust obstacle avoidance algorithms may be developed using the high-resolution depth and vision data, and high-precision maps can be produced by the open-source SLAM algorithm, which is based on hToF depth data, to ensure relaible and accurate navigation. Furthermore, hToF operates in both bright sunshine and complete darkness.
It is streamlined and computationally efficient; for example, it uses just one Cortex A55 processor core out of eight available cores for activities including depth processing and SLAM computation.
Since 2016, Roborock has led the way in the mass production of LDS technology and is pushing it as the industry standard for sweeping robot configurations. The company’s new generation of sweeping robotslike Roborock Qrevo Slim is the first to use the hybrid Time-of-Flight system, mentioned the official release.
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“The integration of our REAL3 ToF into Roborock’s cleaning robot is a great example of how Infineon technology is used to accelerate product innovation in the smart home sector,” said Andreas Kopetz, Vice President Ambient Sensing at Infineon. “Our hybrid ToF solution targets a rapidly growing consumer robotic market, enabling customers to develop unique robot designs while reducing system costs and complexity.”
“At pmd, we are proud to have played a leading role in the development and optimization of the hybrid Time-of-Flight (hToF) system that powers Roborock’s latest innovation. By contributing our advanced 3D pixels, our expertise in infra-red illumination, and our processing technology into the hToF module, we’ve been able to create a highly efficient, compact solution that significantly enhances navigation and obstacle avoidance capabilities,” said Jochen Penne, Managing Director at pmdtechnologies ag.
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