Robot World: Mobile Robots

KwangWoon University

A novel mobile robot that uses a tricycle base and has a self-balancing torso. The 2-DOF mechanism at the bottom is a hip joint from a Hubo robot, which the HuboQ also uses in a similar way.

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KITECH (Korea Institute of Industrial Technology)

A pair of robots for mapping and navigation research. The green-colored mobile base looks like a locally-produced version of the Pioneer 3.

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Video:
This shows the point cloud created after a
robot has autonomously mapped some area.