70 WHEELED ROBOTS AND LUNAR CARS 2
Amooty Nuclear Maintenance Robot, 1985, from Toshiba, Tokyo. Note the little Tri-Star Wheels helping climbing stairs. http://cyberneticzoo.com/teleoperators/1985-nuclear-maintenance-robot-amooty-tokyo-uni-toshiba-japanese/ |
Argo J5, wheeled, amphibious, marketed by Ontario Drive & Gear Limited, Ontario, fills the gap between a recreational quad and off road heavy equipment. Skid-steering, electric motor, it can be also used as space rover. http://www.unmannedsystemssource.com/shop/argo-j5-ground-vehicle/; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZwmFvAuaKY; https://www.youtube.com/atch?v=VD2h_zxk2xA; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QErKWALmfCk |
Artemis Sr rover of Canadian Space Agency. http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/rovers/artemis-sr.aspadian Space Agency |
Arthron Robot articulated 8x8 of M-Tecks-Robotics, St Pantaléon de Larche, France. http://www.m-tecksrobotics.com/produits/r-4075-a/; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4Vor_3WoIk PDF Arthron robot (574.77 Ko) |
The Canadian Space Agency's large Fleet of Rovers, Overview. MRPTA - Micro-Rover Platform with Tooling Arm. Its tracks can be raised to allow it to travel over rough terrain. http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/rovers/mrpta.asp; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG5U8RGgpvghttp://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/rovers/default.asp |
Chico Mendes remote controlled robot, 2008, created by Ney Robinson dos Reis at Petrobas Reasearch Center to explore (for environment and mosquitos for malaria) region of Manaus, Amazon, Brazil, The machine can move in water, on land or swamps. An arm collect samples of objects and cameras send images. It is designed for operate with a person inside. An underwater version will be used for exploration in deep water. http://www.isaude.net/en/noticia/19266/science-and-technology/petrobras-develops-robot-that-warns-of-the-presence-of-larvae-of-malaria; http://www.robertomoraes.com.br/2009/08/2-semana-de-engenharia-do-iff.html; http://www.can-cia.org/index.php?id=1270 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAnhOETp3jc. See also : http://www.unusuallocomotion.com/pages/more-documentation/wheeled-robots-and-lunar-cars.html |
Dagu 6x6 robot, with independent suspension, marketed on : http://robosavvy.com/store/dagu-wild-thumper-6wd-arduino-robot-pack-34-1-gearboxes-with-encoders.html |
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Hyperion Mars Rover from University of Bialystok, Poland, and won the Rover University challenge 2013. http://translate.google.fr/translate?hl=fr&sl=pl&u=http://www.cadblog.pl/solidworksblog_news1.htm&prev=search |
Lubot 2 robot for planetary exploration 6x6 with pendulum system suspension. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMUFe-QnjE0 |
Lubot robot in lunar-like conditions in the Nakatajima Sand Dunes in Hamamatsu with JAXA, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. This robot is pre-equipped to receive 4 star wheels. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGKqCYPj8Iv=Ny75mBgeECA; http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201203140056; https://thehopefulmonster.wordpress.com/page/2/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGKqC-YPj8I;https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny75mBgeECA; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGKqC-YPj8I |
Sherpa expendable rover for planetary applications of University of Bremen. Active suspension with four long legs hydraulically actuated allows it to overcome obstacles. http://robotik.dfki-bremen.de/de/forschung/robotersysteme/sherpa.html; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivGzcgn-X3M |
Stair Climbing Chair of W.H. Meredith Thring, late 60s. http://cyberneticzoo.com/tag/meredith-thring/ |
Walking Wheel Chair Climbers, 1964 of Meredith Thring. http://cyberneticzoo.com/tag/meredith-thring/ |
Tri-Star IV robot for Martian exploration or nuclear reactor inspection. From Shigeo Hirose. Metallic wheels and long suspension arms. http://robotics.sblo.jp/article/63579831.html; http://www.diginfo.tv/v/11-0084-r-en.php; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DxWrjDIGPg |
Asguard III rescue robot, about 2011, from University of Bremen, Germany. http://robotik.dfki-bremen.de/en/research/robot-systems/asguard-iii-1.html; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7ie8dOBFxE |
KTR X1 unmaned ground vehicle, made in Poland. http://rcnolimit.pl/ktr-x-1-8x8, http://www.rc-trial.pl/viewtopic.php?t=13190, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYh1td-qcPY |
Kurt 2 robot. This one has a third axle with wheels outward that its predecessor Kurt3D had not.
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Kairo snake robot of FZI. https://www.fzi.de/en/research/projekt-details/kairo/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcp8jPEht8o |
Lunohokod modified into an articulated vehicle, early 70s. http://m.geektimes.ru/post/150169/ |
Multi-segment Magnetic Robot of SSC Pacific with magnetic wheels to explore metallic structures. http://www.public.navy.mil/spawar/Pacific/Robotics/Pages/MSMR.aspxM spie magcrawler 2015 (2.2 Mo) PDF |
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