The AmphiSTAR High Speed Amphibious Sprawl Tuned Robot: Design and Experiments
Avi Cohen,David Zarrouk,Avi Cohen,David Zarrouk
This paper details the development, modeling and performance of AmphiSTAR, a novel high-speed amphibious robot. The palm size AmphiSTAR, which belongs to the family of STAR robots, is a "wheeled" robot fitted with propellers at its bottom that allow it to crawl on the ground and run (i.e. hover) on water at high speeds. The AmphiSTAR is inspired by two members of the animal kingdom. It possesses a...
