Self-Propelled Soft Everting Toroidal Robot for Navigation and Climbing in Confined Spaces

Nelson G. Badillo Perez,Margaret M. Coad,Nelson G. Badillo Perez,Margaret M. Coad

There are many spaces inaccessible to humans where robots could help deliver sensors and equipment. Many of these spaces contain three-dimensional passageways and uneven terrain that pose challenges for robot design and control. Everting toroidal robots, which move via simultaneous eversion and inversion of their body material, are promising for navigation in these types of spaces. We present a no...