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RoboSimian Robot
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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.

Sensors

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.

Factoid

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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RoboSimian

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RoboSimian Drives, Walks and Drills in Robotics Finals
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