KisBot: New spherical robot with arms

Young Min Kim, Sung Su Ahn, Yun Jung Lee

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Abstract

A new type of spherical robot, called KisBot, is presented that includes arms and two types of driving mode: rolling and wheeling. In the rolling mode, the robot uses its arms as pendulums and works like a pendulum-driven robot, while in the wheeling mode, it extends its arms to the ground and works like a one-wheel car. The basic design idea of KisBot is introduced and a prototype is implemented. The robot has a wheel-shaped body between two rotating semi-spheres. Each semi-sphere contains one DC motor for propulsion in the rolling mode and wheeling mode, one RC motor for arm extension, a speed controller for changing the direction of the arm rotation, a battery as the power source, and the mechanical components of the arm. Experiments using the rolling mode and wheeling mode verify the driving efficiency of the proposed spherical robot.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 10th WSEAS International Conference on Robotics, Control and Manufacturing Technology, ROCOM '10
Pages63-67
Number of pages5
StatePublished - 2010
Event10th WSEAS International Conference on Robotics, Control and Manufacturing Technology, ROCOM '10 - Hangzhou, China
Duration: 11 Apr 201013 Apr 2010

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 10th WSEAS International Conference on Robotics, Control and ManufProceedings of the 10th WSEAS International Conference on Robotics, Control and Manufacturing Technology, ROCOM '10

Conference

Conference10th WSEAS International Conference on Robotics, Control and Manufacturing Technology, ROCOM '10
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHangzhou
Period11/04/1013/04/10

Keywords

  • Deformable robot
  • Locomotion
  • Motion generation
  • Rolling robot
  • Spherical robot

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