RiSE Version 3 Prototype

in collaboration with Boston Dynamics, Inc.

Overview

RiSE V3 is part of the overall RiSE Project.

Robotic Pole-climbing Quadrupedal Robot: Unlike RiSE V1 and RiSE V2 this newer version adopts a quadrupedal configuration, and was designed by Boston Dynamics, with input from the RiSE Project consortium.

RiSE V3 uses brushless DC motors that increase power density. Coupled with a dramatically different leg mechanism and unique gaited behavior, this robot exhibits rapid climbing (upwards of 22 cm/s) up a vertical surface such as a telephone pole.

Ongoing work will study locomotion on horizontal terrain, as well as climbing on a wide variety of surfaces.

Lab Participants

Galen Clark Haynes
Goran Lynch
Daniel E. Koditschek

Collaborators

Boston Dynamics, Inc.

Relevant Publications

Rapid Pole Climbing with a Quadrupedal Robot, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, May 2009