Moving Cart and Z Axis/Lifting Mechanism

[ohharsen]

Describe the feature you want

Seemingly, the industry is converging on wheeled bimanual robots with Z-axis translation capabilities as a medium-term solution for tackling real-world problems. Adding a mobile base and a lifting mechanism would enable us to move beyond hobbyist projects and explore practical deployments to address real-world challenges.

[hiroyams]

Thanks @ohharsen! Great insight on wheeled bimanual robots!
We won't be working on this short-term, but would love community collaboration on this. Let me break this down into manageable pieces:

First Actions

1. Research compatible mobile bases and lifting mechanisms
2. Define integration architecture for mobility + manipulation
3. Prototype basic wheeled platform with bimanual setup

Community: Any opinions on what other OSS projects we should collaborate with for integration with mobile base/lifting mechanism?

Potential Collaborations: (below)

[hiroyams]

TidyBot

[hiroyams]

Stretch Robot