Highlighted Projects

Robotic prototypes pursued in our lab have focused on both level ground and vertical locomotion in complex outdoor terrain.

RHex Project: A biologically inspired running robot designed for robust operation in complex, natural, outdoor terrain. Subprojects include EduBot, SandBot, and X-RHex.

RiSE Project: A biologically inspired robot designed for vertical climbing in addition to horizontal locomotion. Subprojects include RiSE V2, RiSE V3 and DynoClimber.

All Projects

• RHex - Biologically inspired general purpose hexapod locomotion platform.
  • X-RHex - Autonomous RHex robot
  • Research RHex - The original RHex robot research platform.
  • DesertRHex - A modified Research RHex robot for use in harsh environments.
  • Edubot - A small form factor RHex for educational use.
  • SandBot - A robot to study locomotion in granular material (in collaboration with Prof. Goldman at Georgia Institute of Technology).
• RiSE - Biologically inspired general purpose climbing robot.
  • RiSEV2 - A hexapedal version of the RiSE robot
  • RiSEV3 - A Quadrupedal version of the RiSE robot, with greater power density.
  • DynoClimber - Biologically inspired dynamic climbing robot.