243 WHEELED ROBOTS AND LUNAR CARS 5

Scorpion UGV, 2017

Scorpion UGV prototype, 2017, security robot, by NXT Robotics. http://leavcom.com/2017f/nxt_f022217.php, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYdcYU3-obM

Claw Wheel Transformable Robot

Claw-wheel transformable robot, 2013. https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Innovative-design-of-a-claw-wheel-transformable-Chou-Yang/6f1f69483c6eb4b9a669da2221dfa5fa46922d80

Transformable wheels

Transformable wheels. By utilizing a transformable rim, the robot wheels can switch to tracks or legs according to different grounds. We cut the wheel rim into several segments and joint the ends, which makes the rim foldable. Mode-switch is achieved by the folding or unfolding of the transformable rim, so that no separate wheel, track, or leg is needed. https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Comparison-Analysis-of-A-Transformable-Wheel-Zhou-Xu/9a867d7624027ac7575b4bb5e0ce917ff9433346

IAI Ground Robots

IAI ground robots, https://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/34904

Loc 8 UGV

Loc 8 UGV, Omni-directional off-road vehicle using semi-circular or semi-elliptical Mecanum wheels. https://12aba578-961f-627a-1c71-bb2d4dc17718.filesusr.com/ugd/34579f_344a009a102830f5903f3b673d60160a.pdf, https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=25GWa6RLFVk&feature=emb_logo,
https://www.4frontrobotics.com/pictures-products

Rstar Rescue Robot

Rising Sprawl-Tuned Autonomous rescue Robot (RSTAR) of Ben Gourion University, Israel, 2018. https://newatlas.com/rstar-sprawling-crawling-robot/55516/ , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI_aepVAuxY&feature=emb_logo, https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=vXVRCpDLSHI&feature=emb_logo

Transformable Wheels for Robots

Transformable wheels for robots, https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/A-wheel-track-Leg-hybrid-Locomotion-Mechanism-based-Zhou-Xu/73a9967f590c8d120c9660d40ffa82c1786ca987

The company MB Associates (San Ramon, CA), forerunner in design of robots in the 70s. This robot Centipede was used by NASA and a variety of robots for Defense was built. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXLodDN66k0

Tamiya Centipede toy robot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keFyfZM-vQM

Ascento Robot of ETH Zurich

Ascento Robot of ETH Zurich. Ascento's legs bend independently, allowing it to stay level on uneven terrain. It can jump. Equipped with tracks, mobility could still be enhanced. Information of Vjekoslav Banic. https://newatlas.com/robotics/ascento-wheeled-legged-robot/, https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=84&v=1yvoZhRTX-U&feature=emb_logo

K Rex Rover, 2012

K-Rex Rover, 2012. The K-REX planetary rover is a four-wheel drive, all-wheel steering, electric-powered mobile robot, designed at Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Ca. https://www.nasa.gov/ames/rover-searches-california-desert-for-water-to-simulate-future-lunar-missions/, https://www.unusuallocomotion.com/pages/more-documentation-iii/107-wheeled-robots-and-lunar-cars-3.html

Turbo-Quad Robot

Turbo-Quad Robot with transformable wheel-leg, 2015. https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Model-based-dynamic-gait-generation-for-a-leg-wheel-Lin-Chen/8555edf9dd7de6caf36873adc2a77508bc45ac8a, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIYeU9uGrWc