Robot That Jumps Like A Grasshopper And Rolls Like A Ball Created For Space Exploration
Sep 10, 2009
Rhodri Armour from Bath made this awesome contraption!
The ‘Jollbot’ has been created by Rhodri Armour, a PhD student from the University of Bath. It’s hoped his creation, which can jump over obstacles and roll over smoother terrain, could be used for space exploration or land survey work in the future.
Nice RepRap mention too!!
The components of the robot were made by rapid prototyping technology, similar to that used by the RepRap machine pioneered by the University, which builds parts by “printing” layers of plastic on top of each other to produce a 3D object.
Here’s a video!
Robot That Jumps Like A Grasshopper And Rolls Like A Ball Created For Space Exploration.
by Bre Pettis |
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Nathaniel Poate
September 11th, 2009 at 4:09 am #
Hey Rhodri (assumiong you recognise me from walking with robots, and assuming my email to clair got throug to you so u are reading this
lol)
See your work is becoming more and more famous!
You done any walking with robots events – fOR THOSE NOT KNOWING WHAT IM ON ABOUT, have a look at http://www.walkingwithrobots.org its an organisation we are part of ruin by Claire Rocks from Bristol Uni
Nat Poate