109 WALKING, HOPPING, SPHERICAL, WSL ROBOTS AND VEHICLES 3

 

Tamiya wheel walker robot

Tamiya Wheel Walker Robot, fitted with eccentric wheels, making a like walking robot. http://www.superdroidrobots.com/shop/item.aspx/tamiya-wheel-walker-robot/1515/, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmyE35CaMb8

 

Tri Sphere Multi Mode Mobility Platform

Tri-sphere multi-Mode Mobility Platform built by Square One, specialized in the design and development of innovative automated work cells, robots, and precision positioning devices. This walking unmanned ground robot has ability to move autonomously through difficult terrain for reconnaissance and surveillance missions for military use. http://www.sqr-1.com/multimodemobility.php#close, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFAzZ3LYmnQ

Walking Vehicle for one person

Walking vehicle for one person, It looks like the RHex robot of Boston Dynamics, smaller. http://discovery-prototype.ru/

Little Dog robot of Boston Dynamics

Little Dog Robot of Boston Dynamics, which belongs to Google. This walking robots really walks on rocks, which is rare. http://www.bostondynamics.com/, http://www.robotshop.com/letsmakerobots/rotary-walker-entry-rescue-robot-challenge

Walking Machine by Meccano

Walking Machine by Meccano. This one is off-road but slow, heavy and rather complex compared with a tracked vehicle. It is only mechanical. Pict J M M, May 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bctRkiIfxn4

Gost Minitaur Robot

Gost Minitaur robot, rare off-road, 2016. Key markets include public safety, search and rescue, military and exploration markets where wheeled or tracked robots perform poorly, Ghost Robotics CEO Jiren Parikh, from Philadelphia, tells us that varied, rough, vertical and unknown terrains are well crossed by Gost. http://newatlas.com/ghost-minitaur-quadruped-robot/45707/, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnKOeMoibLg

HYQ2Max Robot

HyQ2Max robot from Dynamic Systems Lab at the Italian Institute of Technology. Since its construction in 2010, HyQ demonstrated a wide repertoire of motions ranging from stair climbing, chimney climbing, omnidirectional trotting over rough terrain, trotting with step reflexes, to flying trotting and jumping. https://technabob.com/blog/2016/01/04/hyq2max-walking-robot/, https://www.iit.it/research/lines/dynamic-legged-systems, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9ii1VtaO1E