Spherical
robot
A self-righting rolling platform that carries a camera into spaces a wheeled or legged robot cannot enter. The shell is the drive: shifting the internal mass forward rolls the sphere, so there is nothing exposed to snag, jam or break on impact. It survives being thrown, dropped through an opening or rolled down a slope, and it keeps working whichever way it lands.
- LocomotionInternal mass shift, rolling shell
- SensingOnboard camera and compute
- RecoverySelf-righting by geometry
- StatusIn development
- Confined-space inspection where an operator cannot safely enter
- Pipe, duct and void survey
- Perimeter and site reconnaissance
- A first look into a space before people commit to it