Night Vision Bot using Dynamic IR and Object Detection

Abstract

Robotics as an extension to the field of Engineering has been of great support to the evolution of mankind. Through robotics, even complex tasks can be simplified through simple automation and decreased human intervention. Robots even reduce the workload on humans and increase the level of efficiency and accuracy in doing any task. Robotics has branched out and helped in the development and evolution of many fields such as agriculture, defense, parenting, healthcare, industry, aerospace and, so on. The robots which are used for survey or exploration can be used for many purposes in the fields of Wildlife, Industry and, Defense. These robots are capable of going to the areas which are vulnerable for humans, and they can be controlled from a reasonable distance. This robot due to its small size and in-built night vision camera makes it a very useful tool for surveillance and exploration. This robot has the ability to be controlled from a distance and it will enable the users to view objects clearly at night (or in darkness). These types of robots have been in existence for a couple of years, only for new developments to be added to them. The very recent development involves the integration of IoT (Internet of Things) to control the robot remotely and obtain information from it. The latest addition however is the addition of a new concept, known as Dynamic IR, which involves the control of the intensity of the IR light to produce better images. Moreover, with the addition of Object Detection using Machine Learning Algorithms, it can predict what type of obstacle it may face.