71 TRACKED AND SNAKE-LIKE ROBOTS 2

 Acm r8 snake robot from hibot

ACM-R8 snake robot from HiBot for surveying disaster sites. From Tokyo Institute of Technology by Suzumori Lab. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykcq1fpY8AU; http://www-robot.mes.titech.ac.jp/research.html

 Argo j5 tracked

Argo J5, tracked ground vehicle marketed by Ontario Drive & Gear Limited, Ontario, fills the gap between a recreational quad and off road heavy equipment. Skid-steering, electric motor. http://www.unmannedsystemssource.com/shop/argo-j5-ground-vehicle/; https://www.youtube.comwatch?v=VD2h_zxk2xA#t=21; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QErKWALmfCk; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZwmFvAuaKY

 Arti robot of transcend robotics 2014

Arti robot of Transcend Robotics, Arlington, 2014. Articulated robot in 3 parts, very mobile, called also ground drone. A non-active pitch control by springs is fitted between the parts.   http://transcendrobotics.com/; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkYJmAdJSZc; http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/stair-climbing-ground-drone-arti-by-transcend-robotics; http://vimeo.com/106556533; http://vastila.com/transcend-robotics-arti-ground-drone-stair-climbing-tracked-robot/

 Arti robot

 Arti robot. http://transcendrobotics.com/

 Centipede 1967

 Centipede, 1967, of Meredith W. Thring. Each leg, stated to chains moved vertically. From Ruben Hoggett : http://cyberneticzoo.com/tag/meredith-thring/

 Centipede second prototype

Second prototype of Centipede of Meredith Thring, in the 60s. Each leg is separately sprung and can have various types of feet. From Ruben Hoggett : http://cyberneticzoo.com/tag/meredith-thring/

 Small scale working model of mechanical elephant

Small Scale working model of Mechanical Elephant of Meredith W. Thring. Each leg was individually sprung, giving the machine a capability of climbing vertical objects. From Ruben Hoggett : http://cyberneticzoo.com/tag/meredith-thring/

 D track printable robot

D-Track printable robot. http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:13298; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeIoDcqjSoo

 Foxiris robot

Foxiris robot for use by Total for petroleum industries. http://www.argos-challenge.com/fr/content/actualit%C3%A9s-foxiris

 Hibot snake like robot

HiBot new snake-like inspection robot. https://www.facebook.com/HiBotCo/photos/a.140913409280836.15507.140910195947824/606307969408042/?type=3&theater

 Jaxa lunar rover test run model

 JAXA Lunar Rover Test run model. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h6R__chycA

 Juno tracked rover

 Juno Tracked Rover of Canadian Space Agency. http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/rovers/juno.asp

 Soryu iv of hibot

 Soryu IV of HiBot snake like robot for search and rescue or remote inspection. HiBot Corp., a spin-off from Hirose and Fukushima Lab of the Tokyo Institute of Technology, and Topy Industries, Ltd. Hirose and Fukushima Lab. are well known for the research and development of rescue and mobile robots, while Topy Industries has acquired a great deal of knowledge over the years with the manufacture of virtually every sort of crawlers for construction machines. http://www.hibot.co.jp/en/products/robots_1/soryu-4_29 Soryu iv robotPDF Soryu iv robot (3.34 Mo)

 Soryu iv snake like robot

 Soryu IV of HiBot snake like robot.

 Track walker ii

Track Walker II of Tohoku University in Sendai, 2012, in Nakatajima Sand Dunes in Hamamatsu with JAXA, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. This robot is equipped with four tracks which can walk like a dragline. http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201203140056       https://www.youtube.com/watch?; https://thehopefulmonster.wordpress.com/page/2/v=nyGCG1YGXhA; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaWv7CjACAU; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIgv9YASFDQ

 Tracked robots

Tracked Robots http://www.robotee.com/index.php/all-types-of-robots/wheeled-robots/tracked-robots/

R2tm3 recue robot 2012

R2TM3 rescue robot, 2012, completely built by Sean Phillips, University of Waterloo, Ontario. For this kind of robot, mobility is the first quality. Three or more tracked modules can be automatically linked together of unlinked. It looks like a snake robot which seems one of the best system to move over uneven terrains. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx4WEVWx5pQ&feature=youtu.be

Acec robot chassis x640 1985

ACEC robot chassis-X640, 1985, from site of Rubben Hoggett :  http://cyberneticzoo.com/tag/1985/

 

 

Beta ii robot with ttw

Beta II robot with TTW from Iran built by Amir Soltenzadeh. https://grabcad.com/library/advanced-mobility-rescue-robot-betaii-1

Parosha rescue robot

Parosha rescue robot. http://www.parosha-cheatah-gosafer.com/rescue-robot/

Raytheon snake like robot

Raytheon snake like robot. http://defense-update.com/author/tamir_eshel/page/15?wptouch_page_template=wptouch-archives

Testudo robot

Testudo robot from CMTI, a South African industrial design company, Pretoria. It looks like the Chaos of Autonomous Solutions Inc. http://www.w54.biz/showthread.php?67-Sydney-Alford-helps-in-anti-IED-fight/page23

 

Gemini scout rescue 2011

Robot from Sandia National Laboratories : Gemini-Scout rescue 2011, articulated in pitch and roll, skid steering.  http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-08/sandias-gemini-scout-rescue-robot-optimized-mining-disasters

Multi dimensional mobility robot

Sarcos Corp Multi-Dimensional Mobility Robot (MDMR), the “Guardian S". http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/10588/Snake-Like-Robot-May-Save-Lives-with-Compact-and-Bendable-Design.aspx

 

Scale model with flexible tracks

Scale model with flexible tracks on aliexpress. (On sale : about 420$.) http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Maker-Zone-DIY-Development-Tank-Chassis-flexible-damping-Tyrant-gold-robot-tracked-vehicle-with-shock-absorption/536473_32504718045.html