Explorer
The Explorer snake-arm robot is a flexible manipulator designed to operate in confined spaces or hazardous environments. You can attach cameras and tools to its head, including high-powered lasers, water jets, grippers, and sensors.
- Creator
- Year
- 2009
- Country
- United Kingdom 🇬🇧
- Categories
- Features
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Did you know?
Snake-arm robots are often used for inspection tasks, in areas ranging from the inside of aircraft wings to nuclear power plants.
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Specs
- Overview
Modular design with different diameters and length configurations. Equipped with independently controlled joints, diameters down to 10 mm and payloads of up to 20 kg.
- Status
Ongoing
- Year
2009
- Website
- Width
- 10 cm
- Length
- 250 cm
- Weight
- 10 kg
- Sensors
Cameras. Other sensors optional.
- Actuators
Up to 48 brushless DC motors
- Degrees of Freedom (DoF)
- 32 (Each link: 2 DoF x up to 16 links)
- Materials
Metal links with metal or carbon fiber skin.
- Compute
Control and simulation unit
- Software
Windows OS. Custom software.
- Power
110-V to 240-V AC power supply