Artist concept depicts RoboSimian, a disaster relief and mitigation robot, grasping the rung of a ladder. RoboSimian is an ape-like robot designed and built at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to compete in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Robotics Challenge. The challenge seeks to spur the development of robots for relief work in the wake of natural and man-made disasters. The DARPA Robotics Challenge calls upon competitor bots to complete a series of tasks, including driving a vehicle, using tools and climbing a ladder. RoboSimian will use its four general-purpose limbs and hands for both mobility and manipulation. Multiple points of contact increase stability during operations that range from climbing stairs to turning a valve. The design also allows RoboSimian to reverse direction without reorienting itself. | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Science Source / JPL-Caltech |
Bildgröße: | 3900 px × 3465 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |