Maker Faire Rome 2024
Autonomous Rovers for Exploration
Home: Italy
The project is an autonomous rover that enables the exploration and mapping of inaccessible environments for humans. The rover has been designed to address a specific issue in archaeology, which is the inability to access underground areas due to high risk or narrow spaces. Thanks to its compact design, our rover can explore the environment and create an accurate 3D map of the environment using artificial intelligence algorithms to provide autonomous functionalities. The map will then be analyzed by researchers to obtain valuable information about the historical context.
https://spark4innovation.com/
Maker
Spark S.r.l
The project is managed by Alessandro Ardito and Massimiliano Mattioli, two of the founders of Spark Srl. Gianmarco Maisano, graduated in Aerospace engineering, develops the hardware while Alessio Parmeggiani and Valerio Spagnoli, with a Msc in Artificial Intelligence & Robotics develop the software. The team gained experience in developing robotic systems by participating in the previous years in student associations and international competitions, for which Alessio and Gianmarco already built rovers using similar technologies.
