Fence and Wall Moving Robot
Robots that move along walls and ladders are today expected to be used at disaster and other sites as well as in everyday life. For example, they can move along walls that are difficult for humans to penetrate to provide supplies, or they can be installed on fences to perform periodic inspections of facilities.
We are therefore conducting research to improve versatility by using small robots to move along fences and walls in the same vehicle.
This not only reduces costs, but also makes it possible to work at sites where fences and walls are intermingled. The use of a three-limbed robot also improves versatility over a two-limbed robot, reduces the impact from ground surfaces over a four- or six-limbed robot, and simplifies the planning of the move.
Videos
Moving on a fence
Moving on a wall
Outdoor experiments
Outdoor experiments from another angle
Related works (in Japanese)
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柿沼 龍, 滝澤 優, 末廣 尚士, 工藤 俊亮, 木村 航平. 3肢ロボットによるフェンス及び壁面の移動. 日本機械学会ロボティクス・メカトロニクス講演会2023講演論文集, 2P2-H13, 2023.
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木村 航平，柿沼 龍．吸着グリッパおよび登攀ロボット．特願2023-015844．2023/02/06．
