RoboSimian
This is RoboSimian, an ape-like robot that traverses complex terrain and performs dexterous tasks.
Robot Statistics
Mass
125 Kilograms
Height
1.2 Meters
Speed
0.15 m/s
Status
Completed (since 2015)Potential Destinations
Earth
Animal Analog: Gorilla
About RoboSimian
RoboSimian is designed to traverse complicated terrain and perform dexterous tasks. This simian-inspired robot was built in response to a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) challenge to advance the use of robots in disaster situations.
3D Awareness
This robot features seven sets of stereo cameras for seeing and four limbs for maneuvering and manipulation. RoboSimian also features a LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) device for mapping its environment in 3D.
Watch RoboSimian move over rocky terrain in Death Valley, California in February 2020. The environment here was chosen because it is similar to the surface on Europa, one of Jupiter's moons.
This video shows the robot's-eye view from JPL's RoboSimian on the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals course on June 5, 2015. Video speed is enhanced.
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