POWERHOUSE FOR K TEAM'S NEXT GENERATION EDUCATIONAL ROBOTS

Portescap, a Danaher Motion company, in partnership with its distributor partner, Delta Line Europe, has developed a miniature motion control solution for Swiss-based K Team's next generation Khepera III robots. K Team is a Swiss manufacturer of educational robots. The Khepera III robot is designed for robotic demonstrations and experiments in training future engineers and designers on subjects ranging from artificial intelligence to real-time programming and controls.

For this particular application, K Team was seeking a high performance miniature motion control solution. Because the Khepera III robot is battery operated, K Team was looking for an optimally sized coreless DC motor that was no more than 16mm in diameter and 46mm in length, with low current consumption of less than 15 mA, low noise and high positional accuracy. Portescap provided the solution with a 16mm coreless brush DC motor with integrated encoders and a spur gearbox, satisfying each of the application demands.