ReachBot: A Small Robot with Exceptional Reach for Rough Terrain
Tony G. Chen,Becky Miller,Crystal Winston,Stephanie Schneider,Andrew Bylard,Marco Pavone,Mark R. Cutkosky,Tony G. Chen,Becky Miller,Crystal Winston,Stephanie Schneider,Andrew Bylard,Marco Pavone,Mark R. Cutkosky
ReachBot is a new concept for planetary exploration, consisting of a small body and long, lightweight extending arms loaded primarily in tension. The arms are equipped with spined grippers for anchoring on rock surfaces. The design and testing of a planar prototype is presented here. Experiments with rock grasping and coordinated locomotion illustrate the advantages of low inertia passive grippers...
