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Safety & limitations

Intended use case

Origin One stands as a robust and user-friendly autonomous mobile ground robot designed to facilitate the development of custom (autonomous) mobile robot applications within the academic & corporate research domain.

Danger

Mobile robots come with inherent risks that must be managed diligently. The deployer of an Origin One robot bears the responsibility of providing adequate training to all individuals who might interact with the system. Furthermore, it is incumbent upon the deployer to grasp the potential hazards associated with the technology and implement appropriate safeguards and mitigations.

Origin One is intended to be used and operated by trained people and any uninvolved people are not present in the safety perimeter of the robot at any time whilst operational.

Warning

Always remain at a minimum of 2 meters safe distance from the robot when operational to drive.

Origin One is intended for autonomous operation on restricted-access private property and only informed and trained personnel should be on-site during operation of the robot. Manual operation of the Origin One is intended to be used and operated by trained people and any uninvolved people are not present in the safety perimeter of the robot at all times.

Warning

Do not try to repair or modify the Origin One, its modules and accessories (e.g. Origin One Charger, Remote Controller, etc.)

Warning

The Origin One is designed for IP54 and is therefore dust protected and water splashing resistant. This only holds if all the auxiliary ports are covered by the supplied covers or if the correct accessories are used. The robot is suitable for outdoor use and can be subjected to light/medium rain and snow and is protected from ingress of dirt and sand. However, it is not designed to be fully submerged in water and care must be taken with heavy rain.

The vehicle charger is not IP-rated and thus has limited dust protection and no protection against liquids. Therefore, only operate the charger in an indoor environment with a limited chance of condensation forming.

Safety measures

The following safety measures are some best practices for the use and operation of Vertex One. The list of these measures is not exhaustive, always use safety first mindset and your common sense.

On top of the mentioned safety measures, country, state or local legislation, regulations, and standards might apply. These might take precedence before the measures in this manual. In case of doubt, follow a general principle, that the stricter safety rule applies.

Always

  • Keep a minimum safe distance of 2 meters between persons and the robot whilst the robot is operational (driving or ready to drive).
  • Keep a minimum safe distance of 0.5 meters between obstacles and the robot when the robot is to initiate autonomous operation.
  • Keep the Origin One sensors clean of dirt and free of foreign objects as these may affect the performance of the system.
  • Use the Origin One within the specified temperature range.
  • Put the Origin One in a driving disabled state when not intending to drive by engaging one of the emergency-stop buttons.
  • When not in use, the Origin One should be stored at a dry place within the storage temperature range.
  • Use the available mechanical mounting interfaces to secure custom hardware to the robot

Do not

  • Lift the robot with less than two persons. Weight and size of the Origin One exceed the guidelines for individual lifting and transport.
  • Do not try to repair or modify the original parts of the Origin One, it's modules and accessories (e.g. charger, remote, etc.)
  • Do not submerge the Origin One in water or spray it with pressurized water.
  • Do not keep hands close to wheels when the Origin One is in operational mode.

Limitations

  • Origin One obstacle avoidance cannot detect glass, user should take preliminary actions to improve the detection of glass surfaces or omit collisions with. Autonomous indoor localization of the robot is also impacted by glass surfaces.
  • Origin One collision avoidance based on ultrasonic sensors is standard switched off due to it experiencing significant limitations based on the system design. Limited collision avoidance is provided by the Autopilot when an Indoor or In- & Outdoor bundle is acquired.