Title :
Novel locomotion of iMobot, an intelligent reconfigurable mobile robot
Author :
Ryland, Graham G. ; Cheng, Harry H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. & Aerosp. Eng., Univ. of California, Davis, CA, USA
Abstract :
The novel features and locomotion of a reconfigurable modular robot called iMobot are presented in the accompanying video. iMobot is designed for search and rescue operations as well as other applications such as research and teaching. It has versatile locomotion, including a unique feature of driving as though with wheels and lifting itself into a camera platform. Future work is envisioned for using these modules in clusters to achieve advanced mobility. The accompanying video demonstrates the various locomotion of iMobot.
Keywords :
intelligent robots; mobile robots; camera platform; iMobot; intelligent reconfigurable mobile robot; reconfigurable modular robot; research; search and rescue operation; teaching; versatile locomotion; Aerospace engineering; Cameras; Education; Educational robots; Intelligent robots; Mobile robots; Robot vision systems; Robotics and automation; USA Councils; Wheels;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2010 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anchorage, AK
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5038-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1050-4729
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.2010.5509787