Hexapedal Robot

With new levels of mobility and durability, and the capability for rapid behavior development with a modular payload system, X-RHex is an effective research machine both in the laboratory and in outdoor field tests.

Six powerful motors actuate compliant legs, allowing X-RHex to traverse a wide variety of terrains, including asphalt, grass, sand, mud, and rocks. By using a mil-spec rail mounted interface and standard electrical connections, X-RHex can support a wide variety of payloads, making it a mobile "laboratory on legs". Now adding an extra sensor or testing a new behavioral algorithm is as easy as on a bench in the lab.

Source: kodlab.seas.upenn.eduAdded: 28 January 2011