A 6-legged robot has been developed to rescue people from inaccessible places and is going to be used in rescue operations. The robotic spider has been developed by the Nanyang Polytechnic of Singapore and can squeeze through really narrow spaces and surprisingly can dance as well, on a lighter note. Christened ‘Hexapod’, the robot has 6 independent legs that help it move across difficult terrain and the movements are modeled on 6-legged insects. The movements are actually geometrical patterns that take place in the 3D space. The robot has used Schmid Engineering’s ZMobile platform for it’s integration of information processing units. 24 smart DC brush motors help drive the robot’s legs and control the motion mechanism. The robot uses less power and is rather efficient and quite functional.
Via: EETimes
