group: AI Robot

1. Project background

Jiangxi Hongdu Machinery Manufacturing Co., LTD., a company with deep accumulation in the field of agricultural machinery, decided to develop a new type of weeder in order to adapt to the changing market demand and improve product competitiveness. In the process of looking for a partner, LKK Design, with its excellent design strength and research and development experience, successfully obtained this project.

2. Product design

User needs research: Before the project begins, the Design team at LKK Design has an in-depth understanding of the needs and expectations of the users. Through market research and user interviews, they conduct a comprehensive analysis and summary of the needs of users. Considering the actual needs and expectations of users, the design team focused on efficient weeding, ease of operation, comfortable experience and environmental performance.

Innovative Design: Based on user requirements and the results of market research, the design team of LKK Design came up with an innovative design solution. The scheme not only meets the basic needs of users, but also introduces some new functions and design elements to make the weeder more intelligent and efficient. By introducing advanced science and technology and innovative design concepts, they optimize the structure and use experience of the weeder. Hyperboloid mech wind modeling, high cost, difficult to achieve. Designers through three-dimensional software simulation in the early stage, the later several proofing and debugging, to provide customers with a low cost of streamlined hyperboloid mech wind modeling, design innovation to promote the commercial transformation of products.
Humanized Design: Manual mowing environment is harsh, labor intensity is high, in order to improve the user experience, LKK Design pays attention to the optimization of human-computer interaction in the design. They optimize the operation interface, simplify the operation process, provide intelligent tips and guidance, etc., so that users can be more convenient and fast to use the weed mower. At the same time, they also pay attention to the user’s comfortable experience, from the driver’s seat, operation handle to safety protection and other aspects of the detailed design. The final completed unmanned lawn mower can reduce the labor intensity of workers, the operator can monitor the operation of the unmanned lawn mower in the monitoring room, and one person can monitor multiple units at the same time.
Performance Design: While meeting user requirements, LKK Design also optimizes the performance of the weeder. They improved the weeding effect and efficiency of the weeding machine by improving the material and shape of the blade and optimizing the power and speed of the machine. At the same time, they also pay attention to the energy efficiency of the weeder, through the optimization of the design and the selection of efficient motors and other measures to reduce energy consumption.
Environmental Design: In the design, LKK Design also pays attention to the embodiment of environmental protection concepts. They minimize the environmental impact of the weeder by using environmentally friendly materials, optimizing energy use, and reducing noise and emissions. At the same time, they also take into account the recycling and disposal of waste parts to achieve the recycling of resources.

3. product development

Prototyping and testing: After the product Design phase, LKK Design collaborated with Hongdu to build a prototype for field testing. During the testing process, they simulated various practical use scenarios and conducted rigorous testing and evaluation of the prototype. According to the test results, they further optimized and improved the design scheme. Improve product design and performance through continuous testing and improvement.
Production preparation: After many prototype tests and improvements, Hongdu started the production preparation work. LKK Design provided production process guidance and material suggestions to assist Hongdu in setting up the production line and ensuring the smooth running of the production process. At the same time, they also strictly monitored and managed the environmental impact of the production process to ensure the quality and environmental performance of the products.
Quality control: In the production process, Hongdu Company has implemented strict quality control measures. Through the quality control of raw materials, the production process, the monitoring and testing of finished products, etc., they ensure that every weeder delivered by the factory meets the company’s quality standards. Through strict quality control measures, the quality and reliability of products are guaranteed.
Product listing: After a series of development and preparation work, Hongdu company’s weeder finally went on sale with its innovative design, efficient performance and high-quality user experience, the product quickly won market recognition and praise as the first unmanned mowing equipment for airports in China, it has high work efficiency, strong environmental adaptability, easy maintenance and other characteristics, and now serves Beijing Daxing Airport and Yao Lake Airport, Qingyunpu Airport, Chengfei Airport, Yangcun Airport, etc. Through practical applications and market feedback, the innovative design and high-quality performance of products have been recognized and praised by users, which has promoted the expansion of the market and the expansion of the application range.

In SUMMARY

In this case LKK Through innovative Design concepts and methods, DESIGN successfully helped Hongdu company to develop a competitive weeder product. They deeply understand the market needs and user needs and use advanced technology and materials to meet the basic needs of users while improving the overall quality and competitiveness of the product through innovative design, humanized design, performance optimization and environmental design With the help of strict production process and quality control measures to ensure the quality and reliability of the product, the successful listing of the product and the promotion of market recognition have demonstrated the professional ability and strength of LKK Design in the design development and productization, and injected new impetus into the development of agricultural machinery field.

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Market Insights:

Project Background:

China’s small-scale manufacturing market has an increasing demand for automation, and considering the current state of the production line, the customer wanted to create a collaborative robot that could meet more use cases.

User requirements:

HIT Robot Group and LKK Design have in-depth cooperation to strive to define intelligent collaborative robots from many aspects such as visual innovation, user needs, human-machine experience, and user interaction.

Product Strategy:

Through the investigation of actual use scenarios and in-depth experience of products, LKK Design has redefined the overall design language of HIT Robot Group, making it stand out among many collaborative robots that emphasize equipment and industrialization

Optimize the experience:

In the overall process, LKK designers go deep into every detail of the product, from the definition of appearance style to the optimization of details, to the structural design of functional hardware such as how to hide screw holes and flanges, and the final production, LKK has provided high-quality services with professional quality.

solution

1. At the beginning of the design of this collaborative robot, LKK Design defined the style tone of lightweight, intelligence and dexterity. Its intelligent and affinity shape has changed the cold and device-oriented image of traditional industrial robots. The seemingly integrated appearance is actually a common piece for each joint, which not only ensures the high efficiency of production, but also reduces the workload of assembly.
2. The two big arms clamp each joint like pliers, giving the product a sense of strength. At the same time, through simple styling elements and material and color contrasts, we want it to have more modern, professional and intelligent product attributes.

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Alibaba Cainiao Networks A.I Autonomous Delivery Robot

“Last Mile Delivery” Is Costly And Inefficient – Before Alibaba Artificial Intelligence Delivery Robot Product Development

“Last Mile Delivery” is the most costly and least efficient part of the entire logistics system. There are more than 20 billion express packages every year in China. With the demand for logistics exploding rapidly, how to improve the “Last Mile Delivery” in the current logistic infrastructure has become the key to success in the eCommerce industry.

Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Driving Technology Research And Development by Alibaba

By leveraging the computing capabilities of Alibaba Cloud, and promoting the artificial intelligence and autonomous driving technology research at Alibaba DAMO Academy, Alibaba has developed solutions that address specific driving scenarios. Besides Alibaba built a platform with a refined scenarios database that offers a high level of data granularity.

Challenges Involved in the Collaborative Design of Hardware and Software 

As autonomous driving algorithms improved, the collaborative design of hardware and software received more attention within Alibaba. The product development of an artificial intelligent autonomous delivery robot, named Little G, came to the realization.

Robot Product Development From Design To Manufacturing By LKKER SCM 

The product development of artificial intelligent autonomous delivery robots started with systematic research and analysis of the scenarios, users, environments, and goods in the delivery process.

In the process of product design, LKKER SCM held user-centered principles in the product design and optimized the product design for manufacturing with a balanced consideration of the Alibaba brand attributes, industry attributes, product future maintenance and upgrade.

In the process of product development, how to find the best balance between product design and hardware stacking is the key. The selection of sensors and the development of hardware are determined to enable the robot to carry out efficient route planning and avoid complex obstacles during the travel process, while also ensuring a compact and simple appearance.

An integrated autonomic, accurate, and secure robot created by LKKER SCM for Alibaba Cainiao Networks came out in Apr 2017 with all sensors and hardware parts working together with Alibaba autonomous driving algorithms.

Highlight Features of The Finished Artificial Intelligent Autonomous Delivery Robot

First, the user only needs to make an appointment for express delivery on the APP. Little G can obtain the address information of the user’s express package through the RFID system. Then automatically plan the route, transfer the elevator to the user’s office. 

Second, compared with similar AGV robots, Cainiao Little G realizes true autonomous work through multi-sensor fusion positioning, SLAM/environment reconstruction, pedestrian-vehicle recognition and dynamic obstacle avoidance, dynamic motion planning, and other technologies; 

Third, the product design is more affinity. And the integration of design and functional modules enhances the user experience.

Robot Served in Alibaba Hangzhou Headquarter And lead the logistic industry

The finished Artificial Intelligent Autonomous Delivery Robot has been put on the market and unveiled at various intelligent exhibitions. It has received great attention from domestic and foreign media. Currently, the Cainiao Little G robot has been running in the Alibaba Hangzhou headquarter and delivering packages to Alibaba employees. It has also become the first fully autonomous delivery robot in the logistics industry and a benchmark in the industry.

Youtube Robot Operation Video: Alibaba Cainiao Networks Artificial Intelligent Autonomous Delivery Robot – Little G (2017)

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Selected PR Coverage

1. China Plus, How emerging technologies are shaping China’s logistics industry?
2. China Daily, E-commerce firms smarten logistics
3. Eastwind, Alibaba increases stake in smart logistics company Cainiao to the 51 percent
4. Yicaiglobal, Cainiao Network Can Make More Than 1 Million Shipments a Day From Warehouse With Over 100 Robots 
5. Programmersought, Sending the logistics industry to the era of intelligence, Cainiao Network’s delivery vehicles are already on the road

Background

With advanced reserves of artificial intelligence technologies and a large number of experts in the field of service robots, ROBOT4U TECHNOLOGY has been dedicated to building the world’s most advanced service robot. However, with the rapid development of the robot industry, the “homogeneous” phenomenon of robots are present, especially for the public service robots. The differences between products of different companies are hard to tell. These robots are quite similar in appearance. Worse still, their functions are also quite similar and most of them are used in the bank lobby or other service scenarios. Therefore, the robot experience innovation has become a breakthrough point in the robot industry. 

LKKER SCM team took up the challenge of service robot design and went deep into the first line of the service industry to do on-site research rather than directly worked at the appearance design. We combed out the entire user experience process and contact points, made user needs and pain points research for on-site users and concluded the core design concept of the service robots – Cute Technology – through detailed user and strategy analysis.

Solutions & Goal

1. We define the style of the service robot as Cute Technology. The term “Cute Technology” is also LKK Design’s original style for robots. We successfully delivered a super intelligent robot through in-depth analysis of service process and the relationship between robots and users.

2. In the service scenarios of robots, the character experience that the service robot brings to the user is the most important. LKKER SCM team believes that the most important element of service robot is the elegant service posture, which gives rise to the A4 waist.

3. The concept of A4 waist poses great challenges to the engineering implementation and structural design. How to make the robot chassis more stable and easier to pass through? How to ensure the overall stability of the product? How to make the rotating mechanism more smooth? LKKER SCM has succeeded to come up with the best implementation plans for all such challenges.

Achievements

ROBOT4U TECHNOLOGY service robot products have been put on the market and providing services in several high-end restaurants. So far, tens of millions worth of products have been sold and the market is in short supply! It has been unveiled at the Milan Expo and the World Robot Conference representing China’s advanced robot technology.