Robot Cleaning Solar Panels Data and Video

Video showing the movement and function of Robot Cleaning Solar Panels.

GEKKO robot cleaning solar panels

The GEKKO III Junior cleaning robot is walking on a steep solar plant and cleans it with water and its brush. The surface gets very clean and increases the efficiency of a solar plant immensely. The robot is designed to climb around on even vertical surfaces and won't need any additional complicated installations. This allows for a lot of versatility and easy use. The GEKKO robot is a product of the Serbot AG in Switzerland in cooperation Niederberger-Engineering AG.

PvSpin - Modul-Reinigungsgerät

Das neue Modulreinigungsgerät von Schletter "PvSpin"

GEKKO Junior G1

The GEKKO Junior moving on a solar plant. The robot climbs up and down the solar panels and cleans them with it's brush.



Instapark® 30W Mono-crystalline Solar Panel With a 12V solar charge controller
Tired of all the noise and smell from your diesel generator? The Instapark SPCC-30W offers you a quiet, clean while carbon-free alternative. Capable of converting virtually unlimited solar energy into clean, green, most importantly, free electricity, the Instapark SPCC-30W includes a 30-Watt mono-crystalline solar panel with solar charge controller. This solar panel is made of high efficiency mono-crystalline solar cells embedded in transparent vinyl acetate behind tempered glass with heavy back sheet ensuring maintenance free performance. Unlike amorphous solar panels, which only last about 5-7 years of continuous use, mono-crystalline solar panels can still retain over 80% of efficiency even after 25 years of continuous use. Also, the mono-crystalline panels are much more efficient and thus smaller in size while producing higher wattage. This kit is designed and engineered to primarily charge 12-Volt batteries, which store and provide usable power when needed, ideal for powering your RVs, ATV, marine boats and electronic equipments. The included solar charge controller helps prevent any connected batteries from overcharging. Other than recreational applications, solar power can also help lower your energy bills by reducing your dependence on the main electrical grid and provide back-up power during power outages.

Universalroboter- UNIROB PV-Reinigung

UNIROB S5000/2.8 beim Bearbeiten einer PV- Anlage. Wartung neuester Stand!

Photvoltaik-Reinigung, PV-Reinigung

UNIROB beim reinigen der Traufkante und der Blockränder einer PV- Anlage

Window Cleaning Robot Data and Video

Window Cleaning Robot can travel across the window frame and execute cleaning functions. Video showing the movement and behavior of Window Cleaning Robot.

URAKAMI Window Cleaning Robot

Robot Window Cleaning Robot designed by Urakami Research & Development Co., Ltd. A robot that can move the window. And window cleaner. The motion to move to the side.

WINDORO (window climbing and cleaning by robot)

WINDORO

* Smart clean window : Window climbing and cleaning by robot.
* Convenient to use : Just stick the magnetic couples of WINDORO to your windows.
* Slim and Light : 21cm x 21cm and ca. 2.5KGs for the couples of WINDORO.
* Satisfed with window cleaning : 4 Microfiber Pads with ecological detergent nature based.



Mint Plus Plus Automatic Hard Floor Cleaner, 5200
Mint sweeps and mops hard surface floors automatically, using popular dry and pre-moistened disposable cleaning cloths or re-usable microfiber cleaning cloths (included). Dry sweeping mode is ideal for picking up dust, dirt and hair. And Mint's special mopping motion, combined with the included Pro-Clean System, gets deeper dirt and grime off your floors. Guided by the NorthStar® Navigation System, Mint tracks where it cleans so it doesn't miss a spot. Mint starts by cleaning open areas, moving methodically back and forth across the floor. Mint detects and cleans around furniture and other obstacles as it encounters them. Mint then follows with a perimeter sweep along the edges of furniture and baseboards, then returns to where it started and parks itself. If Mint's cleaning cycle is interupted...no problem...its pause/resume capability allows it to pick up right where it left off. And smart sensors help Mint avoid area rugs and raised carpet transitions, detect areas that are too low to enter and avoid falling down stairs.

Window Cleaning Robot

The robot can travel across the window frame and execute cleaning functions (e.g. spray cleanser, brush, squeegee)

A Window Cleaner Robot

Video showing the movement and function of Window Cleaning Robot.

A Gecko Robot Based On Water Fluidic

he gecko robot is driven only by water, which can be used for high-rise window cleaning,designed by Liu Jinlin,a senior student of ZheJiang university in China.

Homemade vacuum cleaner robot

How to made vacuum cleaner robot data and video

My home build robot vacuum cleaner prototype
How can you build vacuum cleaner prototype at home!!!:

POLIsce home made vacuum robot by Raffaele Petta

This video shows a short demonstration of an home made vacuum robot using a simple collision free navigation algorithm

iTouchless Robotic Intelligent Vacuum Cleaner PRO

iTouchless Robotic Intelligent Vacuum Cleaner saves your time and effort. It will sweep and vacuum from carpet to hardwood to tile automatically so you don't have to. The new flat design allows it to go under beds and other places where upright vacuums can't go to clean dirt, dust, and pet hair. It works for about 80 minutes before recharge. It has built in AI Smart Chip and self-adjustable wheels to prevent the cleaner falling down steps or elevated surfaces. Comes with a remote control so that you can maneuver it anytime. Safety features include: stops automatically when unit gets stuck or was picked up, comes out from dark areas and stops in better lit area once finished cleaning or when battery power is low, gives a warning sound when low on power. Easy to use and clean. Package includes: Intelligent Vacuum Cleaner, Remote Control, Battery Charger, Filter Mesh, Rechargeable Battery, Cleaning brush, and side rotating brush replacement. One year manufacturer warranty. Note: Not for use on high pile carpet (longer than 1 inch).

How to build vacuum cleaner robot

This is tutorial, how to build your own vacuum cleaner robot! Watch it in action!!

DIY Robot Vacuum Cleaner

My DIY Robot Vacuum Cleaner (based on a Swivel Sweeper and powered by an Arduino) is doing a fine job with cleaning the kitchen. Simple algorithm, but certainly works well enough!

Homemade cleaning robot using Swivel Sweeper

Homemade cleaning robot using Swivel Sweeper Data and Video

Homemade cleaning robot using Swivel Sweeper

Cleaning my student flat hasn't been easier... I have rebuilt my Swivel Sweeper into a self transporting device, works fine

CleaningRobot Homemade

The robot moves through the room, and with the attached brush it will clean the area where it walks. In other words, it will try to get what we humans do with the vacuum cleaner. For better efficiency, the robot will thoroughly insist on every part of the area, notincing thus a good functioning. When the robot hits an obstacle (eg: wall, chair, table etc), it will try to return to the point where it can continue working. The advantage of this robot is that in a certain measure it can be used on many surfaces: brush has increased efficiency on carpet, models etc. But if attached to a cloth brush, then it will be able to do what we get by using a mop . But what happens when you meet some stairs? The robot will see that what follows isnt just right for its movements, and thus will change its position to such an extent that it can continue its work. And so, not only avoiding collisions, but also the falls, the robot succeeds to fulfill its objectives.

Evolution Robotics Mint Automatic Hard Floor Cleaner, 4200

The Mint Automatic Floor Cleaner from Evolution Robotics is designed exclusively for sweeping and mopping hard surface floors for you. Using dry and pre-moistened cleaning cloths, Mint picks up the dust, dirt and pet hair that constantly accumulate on floors. Mint's compact design gets into tight spaces, under furniture and into other areas that are hard to reach with traditional mops and sweepers. Product Features - Compact robot floor cleaner runs up to 3 hours on single charge using microfiber cloths or most brands of disposable cloths
- Guided by North Star Navigation System to methodically clean open areas, around furniture and rugs, and along room perimeter
- Whisper-quiet operation; turns itself off when finished
- Low maintenance with no bins to empty or filters to change
- Measures 9.6 inches wide by 8.5 inches deep by 3.1 inches high; 1-year warranty

NXT room cleaning robot

Robot that i made, it's cleaning my room. White papers symbolizes dust particles that are not seen well (or are not existent because robot does its job well ;). It has small cloth in front that needs to be cleaned when enough dust is colected. It's avoiding walls with ultrasonic sensor that is rotating right and in front.

Pool Cleaner robot Component and Cleaning Action

Component and Cleaning action of Pool Cleaner robot

Aquabot Pool Cleaner - Design, Components, Cleaning Action

Video courtesy of Aquabots.net and Aquaproducts. An overview of the Aquabot pool cleaner. See what parts make up an Aquabot, and watch how it cleans while automatically moving and climbing a pool.

Aquabot Filter and Handle

Courtesy of Aquabots.net and AquaProducts. The Aquabot mesh filter and multi-directional handle.

Zodiac G4 Automatic Swimming Pool Cleaner Installation

Pool Cleaner robot Installation and Cleaning Action

Nitro Wall Scrubber Robotic Pool Cleaner NC71 by SmartPool

Cleaning Action of Nitro Wall Scrubber Pool Cleaner robot Nitro Wall Scrubber NC71 Robotic cleaner for inground swimming pools. The Nitro Wall Scrubber, with its high performance/low energy engineering, uses very little power and costs just pennies to operate! It helps the environment even more by reducing pool chemical consumption and increases water conservation by reducing the need to backwash your pool filter.

Pool Cleaner robot

How to Repair a Pool Cleaner Robot

Video show how to repair a Pool Cleaner Robot , Components and functionality of Pool Cleaner Robot.

How to Repair a Polaris Pool Cleaner Robot : Installing a Polaris 180 Pool Cleaner Tail

Video show how to repair a Polaris Pool Cleaner Robot, Components and functionality of Pool Cleaner Robot.

How to Repair a Polaris Pool Cleaner Robot : Installing a Polaris 180 Pool Cleaner Rebuild Kit

Watch as a seasoned professional demonstrates how to install the Polaris 180 Pool Cleaner rebuild kit in this free online video about home pool maintenance.

Polaris 380 Swimming Pool Cleaner Tune-up Guide Video - Part 1

In this two part video series, we guide you on how to get your Polaris 380 Pool Cleaner running in top notch condition using the Polaris 380 Tune-up Kit. This kit will give you everything necessary to replace the important components inside your swimming pool cleaner. So, let's begin and start the disassembling.

Polaris 380 Swimming Pool Cleaner Robot Tune-up Guide Video - Part 2

Video show how to Tune-up Guide a Pool Cleaner Robot Polaris 380

Pool Cleaner Robot 

How Pool Cleaner Robot works

Video shows how pool cleaner robot works.

How Nitro Cleaner & Caddy Pool Cleaner Robot Works

Nitro Cleaner is a new robotic cleaner that is packed with features at an affordable price. Nitro is designed to clean, scrub and vacuum up to a 20 x 40 pool in 2 hours or less.Nitro is completely safe and runs on 24 volts so it costs only pennies a day to operate. Its patented "super cord" technology is twist resistant so the unit is never steered by the twisted cord. Just check this out now!

Chlorine On Board Pool Cleaner Robot Works

How does the Cobia system work?
•Turn on the power supply and the robot will begin to clean and chlorinate the pool
•Each day, this robot will work on its own without touching any buttons
•The multi-function user interface is located on the power supply which displays the chlorination time and lets the user know the system status
•Interface alerts the user when salt levels are too high or low. The interface has two separate LED's indicating when the system is in cleaning and/or chlorinating mode(s)

How Aquabot Pool Rover Hybrid Pool Cleaner Robot Works Video

This robotic cleaner works in both in-ground and above ground pools. It includes a user-friendly navigation system and wide wheels for all pool types. See what comes with your purchase in this short video.

Video shows the components and functionality of TigerShark Robotic Pool Cleaner

TigerShark robotic swimming pool cleaner by Hayward Pool Products Cleans entire pool including walls and tile line Works on all types of pools including concrete, vinyl & fibreglass Utilizes easy to clean cartridges (not filter bags)

iRobot Verro 100 Above Ground Pool Cleaning Robot Action

A quick, unedited video of my new iRobot Verro 100 pool cleaning robot in action. Oh, and one of my stuffy, precocious daughters provides the "soundtrack"…

Pool Cleaner Robot 

Robotic Arm Animation Make by Autodesk Inventor

Autodesk Inventor Robotic Arm Animation, 7 axes Robot Arm rendering test in Autodesk Inventor


simulacion robot ABB en INVENTOR
ANIMACION EN DINAMIC SIMULATION DE AUTODESK INVENTOR PROFESSIONAL 11







Autodesk Inventor Robotic Arm Animation
This was created using the rendering and animation tools in Autodesk Inventor.







Autodesk Inventor - Bola de Neve Robotic
Usando o software Autodesk Inventor e o logotipo da Bola de Neve, com um robo usado na montagem de carros. Using the software Autodesk Inventor and the logotype of the Bola de Neve Church







7 axes Robot rendering test in Autodesk Inventor
A quick rendering test for my 7 axes robot wich I modeled in Inventor 2009 from a 2D .dxf file I've found,and then tweeked it to my likings.Then added textures and lightings in Inventor Studio




Autodesk Inventor Tutorial

3D Animated Robotic Arm

Video 3D Animated Robotic Arm , 3D Animation robotic arm by solidwork


3D Animated Robotic Arm


The end result of a robotic arm Inverse kinematics tutorial that I wrote for the November issue of 3D Attack; the Cinema 4D Magazine.







solid works robotic arm
3D Animation robotic arm by solidwork







ABB Robot Solidworks Demo
ABB Robotic arm demo 3D animation , animation in solidwork




Robot Arm Kits

CAD Servo Robot Arm

Video show CAD Servo Robot Arm. Robot arm make by RC servo motor
articulate robotic arm gripper mechanism


CAD show Servo Robot Arm







CAD Robot arm, SketchUp plan #1
SketchUp plan for my robot hand project I'm working on. There will be five normal sized servo motors and two mini servos. The fifth normal servo is under the translucent round piece for sideways







Robot Arm MiniMover 5 Exploded View In SolidWorks
The CAD MiniMover 5 robotic arm exploded animation. Shows most of the components of the MiniMover 5. Uses the explode view option in SolidWorks.




Robot Arm Kit

RC Servo Motor Robot Arm

Video show RC servo motor robot arm. Robot arm make by RC servo motor




Servo Robotic Arm
2007 Technology Student Association (TSA) Engineering Design Entry. Third Place Florida Conference. Designed, constructed, and programmed (in PicBasic Pro) by high school students







articulate robotic arm gripper mechanism
CAD show Robot Arm make by RC servo motor







RC Servo Robot arm
Robot arm moved by Linux driver based on RTAI , Robot arm make by RC servo motor




Robot Arm Kit

Robot Arm Make by Lego

video show robot arm make by Lego , A Robotic Arm, remotely controlled by Sony's PSP. , Strong robot Arm is a full articulated arm made out of LEGO pieces.


Building Robot Arm Video
show robot arm make by Lego







Lego Mindstorms Robotic Arm - NXT/RCX
A Robotic Arm, remotely controlled by Sony's PSP.







Lego NXT Robotic Arm
This Is My First Lego NXT Robot Arm, (apart from the robots on the NXT disk), Works Quite Well, Still Need To Play Around More To Get It Right. Please leave a comment.







LEGO Strong Robot Arm
Strong Robot Arm is a full articulated arm made out of LEGO pieces.




Robot Arm Kit

Robotic Arm Trainer Kit - requires assembly

Robotic Arm Edge Video
Video OWI has made robotic arm technology more affordable without compromising quality! Like its big brother the Robotic Arm Trainer, the Robotic Arm Edge lets kids command the gripper to open and close




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Robotic Arm Edge - Wire Controlled Kit (requires assembly)


Robotic Arm Edge Kit Description
Riding the wings of the award winning Robotic Arm Trainer, OWI has made robotic arm technology more affordable without compromising quality. With Robotic Arm Edge, command the gripper to open and close, wrist motion of 120 degrees, an extensive elbow range of 300 degrees, base rotation of 270 degrees, base motion of 180 degrees, vertical reach of 15 inches, horizontal reach of 12.6 inches, and lifting capacity of 100g. WOW! Some of the added features include a search light design on the gripper and a safety gear audible indicator is included on all five gear boxes to prevent any potential injury or gear breakage during operation. How does this equate to fun? Total command and visual manipulation using the 5s: five switch wired controller, five motors, and five joints. Night time play is possible and extended life on the gearbox to prolong your control and predictions of the robots behavior. SPECIFICATIONS: * Assembled Size : 9in x 6.3in x 15in * Unit Weight : 658g * Battery : 'D' size x4 (not included)


Robotic Arm Edge Kit Features
Riding the wings of the award winning Robotic Arm Trainer, OWI has made robotic arm technology more affordable without compromising quality.



ROBOT KIT: OWI-OO7 ROBOTIC ARM TRAINER VIDEO
Video OWI-007 Robotic Arm Trainer. The ROBOTIC ARM TRAINER teaches the basic robotic sensing and locomotion principles



Buy Cheap Elenco OWI-007 Robotic Arm Trainer kit

Elenco OWI-007 Robotic Arm Trainer kit (requires assembly)


Robotic Arm Trainer Kit Description
The ROBOTIC ARM TRAINER teaches the basic robotic sensing and locomotion principles, testing your motor skills, as you build and control the Arm. You can command this unit with it's five-switch, wired controller with corresponding lights to grab, release, lift, lower, rotate wrist and pilot sideways 350 degrees. After assembly, observe the dynamics of gear mechanisms through the transperent Arm. Five motors and five joints allow flexibility and fun! For educators and home schoolers. You will find the Robotics Technology Curriculum (optional) and Personal Computer Interface (optional) very useful tools. Specifications: Five Axes of motion: Base Right / Left 350 degrees Shoulder 120 degrees Elbow 135 degrees Wrist rotate CW & CCW 340 degrees Gripper Open & Close 50 mm (2 in)


Robotic Arm Trainer Features
- Base Right / Left 350 degrees
- Shoulder 120 degrees
- Elbow 135 degrees
- Wrist rotate CW & CCW 340 degrees
- Gripper Open & Close 50 mm (2 in)




OWI OWI-007 ROBOTIC ARM TRAINER KIT INTERMEDIATE EXPERIENCE


Robotic Arm Trainer kit Description
The ROBOTIC ARM TRAINER teaches the basic robotic sensing and locomotion principles, testing your motor skills, as you build and control the Arm. You can command this unit with it's five-switch, wired controller with corresponding lights to grab, release, lift, lower, rotate wrist and pilot sideways 350 degrees. After assembly, observe the dynamics of gear mechanisms through the transperent Arm. Five motors and five joints allow flexibility and fun! For educators and home schoolers. You will find the Robotics Technology Curriculum (optional) and Personal Computer Interface (optional) very useful tools. Five Axes of motion: Base Right / Left 350 degrees Shoulder 120 degrees Elbow 135 degrees Wrist rotate CW & CCW 340 degrees Gripper Open & Close 50 mm (2 in) Product Dimensions: Max Length Outwards = 360 mm (14.2 in) Max Height Upwards = 510 mm (20.1 in) Max Lifting Capability = 130g (4.6 oz.)


Robotic Arm Trainer Features
- Base Right / Left 350 degrees
- Shoulder 120 degrees
- Elbow 135 degrees
- Wrist rotate CW & CCW 340 degrees
- Gripper Open & Close 50 mm (2 in) Product Dimensions:

Robotic - Internal State and External State

The Use of Internal State in Multi-Robot Coordination
Abstract
—Coordination is an essential characteristic of
any task-achieving multi-robot system (MRS), whether it is
accomplished through an explicit or implicit coordination
mechanism. There is currently little formal work addressing
how various MRS coordination mechanisms are related, how
appropriate they are for a given task, what capabilities they
require of the robots, and what level of performance they
can be expected to provide. Given a MRS composed of
homogeneous robots, we present a method for automated
controller construction such that the resulting controller
makes use of internal state and no explicit inter-robot
communication, yet is still capable of correctly executing
a given task. Understanding the capabilities and limitations
of a MRS composed of robots not capable of inter-robot
communication contributes to the understanding of when
and why inter-robot communication becomes necessary and
when internal state alone is suf cient to achieve the desired
coordination. We validate our method in a multi-robot
construction domain. more

Adaptive internal state space construction method for reinforcement learning of a real-world agent
Abstract
One of the difficulties encountered in the application of the reinforcement learning to real-world problems is the construction of a discrete state space from a continuous sensory input signal. In the absence of a priori knowledge about the task, a straightforward approach to this problem is to discretize the input space into a grid, and to use a lookup table. However, this method suffers from the curse of dimensionality. Some studies use continuous function approximators such as neural networks instead of lookup tables. However, when global basis functions such as sigmoid functions are used, convergence cannot be guaranteed. To overcome this problem, we propose a method in which local basis functions are incrementally assigned depending on the task requirement. Initially, only one basis function is allocated over the entire space. The basis function is divided according to the statistical property of locally weighted temporal difference error (TD error) of the value function. We applied this method to an autonomous robot collision avoidance problem, and evaluated the validity of the algorithm in simulation. The proposed algorithm, which we call adaptive basis division (ABD) algorithm, achieved the task using a smaller number of basis functions than the conventional methods. Moreover, we applied the method to a goal-directed navigation problem of a real mobile robot. The action strategy was learned using a database of sensor data, and it was then used for navigation of a real machine. The robot reached the goal using a smaller number of internal states than with the conventional methods. more


Research on Internal State-Based Systems
A new methodology for evaluating utility preferences using internal state information is attracting much attention within the robotics community. This methodology is based on on-going research in the fields of biology, psychology, and cognitive science and attempts to capture preference information through the use of artificial emotions, drives, and motivations.



Traditional state-based systems focus on external state information, such as the number and type of percepts, etc. when using the current state to influence decisions. External state-based systems scan the environment and then react or deliberate using the information gathered. Internal state-based systems monitor the external state, but these systems also include internal variables such as emotions, motivations, and feelings when making decisions. The internal variables are derived from dynamic internal processes and from associations and recollections pulled from long-term memory. more


Lecture Series on Robotics - Internal State Sensors

Lecture Series on Robotics by Prof.C.Amarnath, Department of Mechanical Engineering,IIT Bombay.




Lecture - 10 Internal State Sensors



Lecture Series on Robotics - External State Sensors

Video Lecture Series on Robotics - Electric Actuators and Actuators - Electric, Hydraulic, Pneumatic

Lecture Series on Robotics by Prof.C.Amarnath, Department of Mechanical Engineering,IIT Bombay.

Lecture Robotic Electric Actuators




Lecture Robotic Actuators - Electric, Hydraulic, Pneumatic

Lecture Series on Robotics - Industrial,Parallel,Gripper Manipulators and its Kinematics

Lecture Series on Robotics by Prof.C.Amarnath, Department of Mechanical Engineering,IIT Bombay.

Lecture Video Industrial Manipulators and its Kinematics





Lecture Video Parallel Manipulators



Lecture Video Grippers Manipulators

Video Lecture Series on Robotics-Technologies in Robots and Industrial Robots

Lecture Series on Robotics by Prof.C.Amarnath, Department of Mechanical Engineering,IIT Bombay. For more details on NPTEL visit http://nptel.iitm.ac.in

Video Lecture Introduction to Robotics



Video Lecture Technologies in Robots



Video Lecture Industrial Robots

Self-assembling Robot

A Self-assembling Lattice Reconfiguration Robot



Telecube modules are cube shaped modules with faces that can extend out doubling the length of any dimension. Each face "telescopes" out, thus the name. Each face also has a latching mechanism to attach or detach from any other face of a neighboring module. We have experimented with shape memory alloy and permanent switching magnet technologies in various versions of this system.

http://www2.parc.com/spl/projects/modrobots/lattice/telecube/index.html

UWE investigates evolving 'swarm' robots
The University of the West of England (UWE) is a partner in 'Symbrion', a ground breaking new European funded project, which will investigate the principles of how large groups (swarms) of robots can evolve and adapt together into different organisms based on bio-inspired approaches.

The aim of the project is to develop the novel principles behind the ways in which robots can evolve and work together in large 'swarms' so that – eventually - these can be applied to real-world applications. The swarms of robots are capable of forming themselves into a 'symbiotic artificial organism' and collectively interacting with the physical world using sensors.

http://info.uwe.ac.uk/news/uwenews/article.asp?item=1231

Self-assembling Robot Video

Robots with a mind of their own Video

Scientists are now building a new kind of robot capable of self-assembly and doing tasks too difficult or too dangerous for human beings.



Self-Replicating Repairing Robots Video
Engineers at Cornell University have designed this odd-looking machine that can rebuild itself and also could perform repairs on itself.



Modular robot reassembles when kicked apart Video


Modular Robot

Modular Robot Project

MTRAN
modular robots have been intensively investigated mainly by universities and research institutes in Japan and USA since around 1990 as the robots' versatility, flexibility and fault-tolerance has been attracting researchers' interest.

Experiment of self-reconfiguration by 9 module
As MTRAN is rather smaller and lighter than ever, both self-reconfiguration and dynamical motion of a group is made possible

http://staff.aist.go.jp/e.yoshida/test/research-e.htm

PolyBot



PolyBot is made up of many repeated modules. Each module is virtually a robot in and of itself having a computer, a motor, sensors and the ability to chains PolyBotattach to other modules. In some cases, power is supplied off board and passed from module to module. These modules attach together to form , which can be used like an arm or a leg or a finger depending on the task at hand.

http://www2.parc.com/spl/projects/modrobots/chain/polybot/index.html

PolyBot



Polypod is a bi-unit modular robot. This means that the robot is built up of exactly two types of modules that are repeated many times. This repetition makes manufacturing easier and cheaper. Dynamic reconfigurability allows the robot to be highly versatile, reconfiguring itself to whatever shape best suits the current task. To study this versatility, locomotion was chosen as the class of tasks for examination.
http://www2.parc.com/spl/projects/modrobots/chain/polypod/index.html


Digital Clay





At Xerox PARC it is a subset of the modular robotics project. As such it is a stripped down version of a modular robot. That is, there is a) no active coupling and b) no actuation for producing module to module motions. Changes to an assembly of modules is made by a user. But it embodies one very important aspect—that the modules have some capacity to sense or know their own orientation in space with respect to other modules. As such it may be a useful hardware system for testing software, communications, power distribution for physically modular and reconfigurable systems.
http://www2.parc.com/spl/projects/modrobots/lattice/digitalclay/index.html

Modular Snake Robots


Snake robots can use their many internal degrees of freedom to thread through tightly packed volumes accessing locations that people and machinery otherwise cannot use. Moreover, these highly articulated devices can coordinate their internal degrees of freedom to perform a variety of locomotion capabilities that go beyond the capabilities of conventional wheeled and the recently developed legged robots. The true power of these devices is that they are versatile, achieving behaviors not limited to crawling, climbing, and swimming.

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~biorobotics/projects/modsnake/modsnake.html


MTRAN3 Modular Robot



Modular robot reassembles when kicked apart

A robot developed by roboticists at the University of Pennsylvania is made of modules that can recognise each other.

Flying Robot Project

The HoverBot C
An Electrically Powered Flying Robot
SUMMARYThis paper describes the development of a fully autonomous or semi-autonomous
hovering platform, capable of vertical lift-off and landing without a launcher, and capable of
stationary hovering at one location. The idea to build such a model-sized aerial robot is not new; several other research institutes have been working on aerial robots based on commercially available, gasoline powered radio-control model helicopters. However, the aerial robot proposed here, called the HoverBot, has two distinguishing features: The HoverBot uses four rotor heads and four electric motors, making it whisper-quiet, easy-to-deploy, and even suitable for indoor applications. Special applications for the proposed HoverBot are inspection and surveillance tasks in nuclear power plants and waste storage facilities.

Without a skilled human pilot at the controls, the foremost problems in realizing a model helicopter-sized flying robot are stability and control. It is necessary to investigate the stability and control problems, define solutions to overcome these problems, and builde a prototype vehicle to demonstrate the feasibility of the solutions. The proposed HoverBot will have eight input sensors for stability and control, and eight output actuators (4 motors and 4 servos for rotor pitch control). The resulting control system is a very complex, highly non-linear Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) system, in which practically all input signals affect all output signals. A surprisingly simple experimental control method, called additive control, is proposed to control the system. This method was successfully used in the current experimental prototype of the HoverBot (although with fewer input signals). It is also proposed to investigate two alternative control methods, adaptive control and neural networks, both of which appear to be especially suitable for the Multiple-Input Multiple-Output control problem.
If successful, the project will result not only in a working prototype of a flying robot, but
it will also provide important insight into the functioning of various control methods for very
complex MIMO systems.

Control of the HoverBot
The control system of the HoverBot is designed to allow either fully autonomous operation or remote operation by an unskilled operator. To either, the HoverBot will appear as an
omnidirectional vehicle with 4 degrees of freedom: (1) up/down (2) sideways, (3) forward/backward, and (4) horizontal rotation.




http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~biorobotics/papers/sbp_papers/integrated1/borenstein_hovercraft.pdf

Creation of a Learning, Flying Robot by Means of Evolution
AbstractWe demonstrate the first instance of a real
on-line robot learning to develop feasible
flying (flapping) behavior, using evolution.
Here we present the experiments and results
of the first use of evolutionary methods for
a flying robot. With nature's own method,
evolution, we address the highly non-linear
fluid dynamics of flying. The flying robot is
constrained in a test bench where timing and
movement of wing flapping is evolved to give
maximal lifting force. The robot is assembled
with standard o®-the-shelf R/C servomotors
as actuators. The implementation is a conventional
steady-state linear evolutionary algorithm.

ROBOT
Five servomotors are used for the robot. They are
arranged in such a way that each of the two wings has
three degrees of freedom. One servo controls the two
wings forward/backward motion. Two servos control
up/down motion and two small servos control the twist
of the wings. The robot can slide vertically on two steel
rods. The wings are made of balsa wood and solar,
which is a thin, light air proof ¯lm used for model
aircrafts, to keep them lightweight. They are as large
as the servos can handle, 900 mm.



http://fy.chalmers.se/~wolff/AWNGecco2002.pdf

Energy-efficient Autonomous Four-rotor Flying Robot
Controlled at 1 kHz
Abstract—We describe an efficient, reliable, and robust fourrotor
flying platform for indoor and outdoor navigation. Currently,
similar platforms are controlled at low frequencies due
to hardware and software limitations. This causes uncertainty
in position control and instable behavior during fast maneuvers.
Our flying platform offers a 1 kHz control frequency and
motor update rate, in combination with powerful brushless
DC motors in a light-weight package. Following a minimalistic
design approach this system is based on a small number of lowcost
components. Its robust performance is achieved by using
simple but reliable highly optimized algorithms. The robot is
small, light, and can carry payloads of up to 350g.



THE FOUR-ROTOR HARDWAREA. General design
Our flying robot has a classical four rotor design with
two counter rotating pairs of propellers arranged in a square
and connected to the cross of the diagonals. The controller
board, including the sensors, is mounted in the middle of the
cross together with the battery. The brushless controllers are
mounted on top of the booms. Figure I shows a photograph
of the flying robot. The weight without battery is 219g. The
flight time depends on the payload and the battery. With
a 3 cell 1800mAh LiPo battery and no payload the flight
time is 30 minutes. We measured the thrust with a fully
charged 3 cell LiPo (12.6V) at 330g per motor. With four
motors the maximum available thrust is 1320g. Since the
controllers need a certain margin to stabilize the robot also
in extreme situations, not all the available thrust can be used
for carrying payload. In addition, efficiency drops and as
a consequence flight time decreases rapidly with a payload
much larger than 350g. Because of this we rate our robot for
a maximum payload of 350g.

With a 350g payload, a flight time of up to twelve minutes
can be achieved. The maximum diameter of the robot without
the propellers is 36.5cm. The propellers have a diameter of
19.8cm each. The sensors used to stabilize the robot are very
small and robust piezo gyros ENC-03R from Murata [14].
The second design iteration of this robot is already functional
but not fully tested and characterized experimentally. This
second version additionally has a three axial accelerometer
and relies on datafusion algorithms, still running at 1kHz,
to obtain absolute angles in pitch and roll.

http://www.societyofrobots.com/robottheory/Energy-Efficient_Autonomous_Four-Rotor_Flying_Robot_Controlled_at_1_Khz.pdf

The ROBUR project: towards an autonomous
flapping-wing animat
Abstract
Flapping-wing flight is not applicable to huge aircrafts, but has a great potential for micro UAVs - as demonstrated by real birds, bats or flying insects. The ROBUR project aims at designing a robotic platform that will serve to better understand the design constraints that this flying mode entails, and to assess its capacity to foster autonomy and adaptation. The article describes the major components of the project, the tools that it will call upon, and its current state of achievement.
Research on flapping flight maneuverability
A generic model of a flapping wing aircraft has been designed, in which lifting surfaces are
modelled by a set of articulated panels (figure 2). In a first stage, this model will be used to
design a simple periodic controller for such a platform by using evolutionary algorithms (figure
3). This controller is expected to generate a periodic, horizontal, flapping flight at a constant
speed.

Physical model used in this project.



http://animatlab.lip6.fr/papers/Doncieux_JMD2004.pdf


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