Blade-Type Crawler Capable of Running on the Surface of Water as Bio-Inspired by a Basilisk Lizard
Yasuyuki Yamada, Taro Nakamura
Abstract
For unmanned rescue, observation, and/or research, vehicles with high terrain adaptability, high speed, and high reliability are needed to reach hard-to-reach-locations. In order to extend the areas that can be explored, we propose a method and a robot capable of running on the surface of water without having to bypass the puddles and streams that exist on uneven terrain. The method that enables the robot to run on the water surface is bio-inspired by the basilisk lizard that can walk on the surface of water. We developed a blade-type crawler robot with a simple and reliable mechanism, capable of traversing uneven terrain at high speed. The robot with the method was tested on a real water surface and the result confirmed the ability of the robot to run on the water surface.
BibTeX
@inproceedings{iros2018_bladetypecrawler,
title = {Blade-Type Crawler Capable of Running on the Surface of Water as Bio-Inspired by a Basilisk Lizard},
author = {Yasuyuki Yamada and Taro Nakamura},
booktitle = {IROS 2018},
year = {2018}
}