Title :
Video presentation of a rock climbing robot
Author :
Parness, Aaron ; Frost, Michael ; King, J.A. ; Thatte, Nitish ; Witkoe, Kevin ; Nevarez, Moises ; Garrett, M. ; Aghazarian, H. ; Kennedy, B.
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
JPL has developed the worlds first rock climbing robot. This video presents climbing trials at vertical, overhanging, and inverted angles, and a zero-g drill for astronauts.
Keywords :
dexterous manipulators; grippers; rocks; video signal processing; JPL; Jet Propulsion Laboratory; astronauts; inverted angle; overhanging angle; rock climbing robot; vertical angle; video presentation; zero-g drill; Actuators; Climbing robots; Educational institutions; Grippers; Rocks; Service robots;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2013 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.2013.6696639
