Penguin Automated Systems Inc. is a leading research, development and prototyping company in the field of robotic & Automation solutions. The Company specializes in full service telecommunication enabling the transmission of video, data and voice for control of single or multiple robots and equipment in underground, underwater and space solutions.
First initiated in 2001, Penguin ASI offers a wide range of options in the mining, construction and exploration industries, providing wireless optical networking to underground GPS systems and inertial navigation for positioning. Penguin ASI uses a comprehensive approach to software development, systems integration and field testing to ensure leading edge technologies are supplied to manage all of their client’s needs.
By applying existing technology and inventing new ones, Penguin ASI is able to enable the creation of innovative solutions for challenging projects, allowing the Company to be a leading force in the Telerobotics field.
“Most people have shied away or given up from working in the world of teleoperation robots because there wasn’t enough capacity in our communications systems,” explains Dr. Greg Baiden, Chairman and CTO of Penguin Automated Systems Inc. “What we’ve done is worked on solving the problem.”
Robotic implementation
What makes Penguin so unique is the fact their remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) are completely wireless. Typical ROVs require umbilical cords to transmit information between the operator and the vehicle, which poses several problems including limiting the excursion distance of the vehicle and can often lead to entanglement. These factors can restrict the range of movement which is imperative to accomplishing the tasks at hand for exploration, construction and mining. Penguin’s technology does away with the need for cables.
To figure out how to create the perfect mining robots, Dr. Baiden and his team looked at several automobile manufacturing plants around the world and used these manufacturing plants to gain an understanding of how they could design a better ROV.
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