Autonomous robot navigation in the wild using satellite-based 3D geographical information (ROBOSAT)

Massive collection of multidimensional satellite-based 3D geographic information systems (GIS) is now a reality. Yet the correlation of such data with local information is poorly addressed so far. Our project aims to provide a scalable MultiGIS high-quality data collection platform through the use of a quadrupedal robot that can autonomously perform long-distance missions in challenging environments. Our project will also develop general-purpose and automatic tools for multi-sensor data storage, data management, and data labelling based on Artificial Intelligence algorithms. This project will lay the foundations for ubiquitous robots in the wild with improved GNSS localization services as well as for a MultiGIS database for unstructured environments. This is a collaborative effort between three top universities in Europe, Tampere University, Finland, ETH, Switzerland and University of Valencia, Spain, and an industrial unit in Romania, CITST.