Chaos
Chaos is a tough and agile mobile robot designed for military and industrial operations. Its four independently rotating tracks allow it to traverse steep, rough terrain where other robots dare not go.
- Creator
- Year
- 2000
- Country
- United States 🇺🇸
- Categories
- Features
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Did you know?
Chaos can carry a 90-kg (200-lb) person up a flight of stairs.
History
Mel Torrie, president and CEO of Autonomous Solutions, along with his team of engineers, developed the first version of Chaos in 2000 as part of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant. Chaos was designed to merge the best features of other EOD (explosive ordnance disposal) robots with a highly durable, mobile platform that could maneuver through extremely rough terrain. Since 2000, Chaos has undergone five major revisions and now has the capability to carry a variety of robotic or surveillance payloads.
Specs
- Overview
Equipped with four independently controlled track arms. Run time is 4 hours with a 45-kg (100-lb) payload. Range is up to 42 km (26 miles).
- Status
Ongoing
- Year
2000
- Website
- Width
- 66.5 cm
- Height
- 23 cm (tracks flat); 49 cm | 19.3 in (tracks raised)
- Length
- 131 cm
- Weight
- 60 kg (one battery pack); 69.4 kg | 153 lb (two packs)
- Speed
- 10.5 km/h
- Sensors
Video camera (10X optical, 4X digital zoom)
- Actuators
Eight Parker Bayside frameless motors
- Materials
Aluminum body. Durable rubber for tracks.
- Compute
Motorola MPC565 32-bit processor
- Software
MicroC/OS-II real-time operating system
- Power
56-V military-grade lithium-ion battery
