ItR Reading Response: Mobile Platforms: Inspiration to Implementation

Robot Example 1

DJI Flying Drones Mavic

Locomotion: Rotor Wings

The DJI flying drones don’t have wheels or legs. It doesn’t utilize friction to push itself to move. Instead, it uses the rotor wings to fly.

Drive Type: 4 Wings Drive

Since it doesn’t have wheels or legs, it cannot fit into the typical drive mode that was mentioned in the book. It has four rotor wings to provide the life force and the motive force.

Robot Shape: Collapsible

The shape of the Flying Drones is quite unique. The Mavic series is a well-designed collapsible body. It’s convenient for storage and transportation. When we need to use drones, We can make sure the rotor wings are in the right position.

 

Robot Example 2

Boston Dynamics Robot Atlas

Locomotion: Walking Robots

The robots have only two legs and utilize adjusting the center of gravity to keep balance. It can walk, run and jump.

Wheel Mounting: Muscle simulation

The motor on the robot does not use a special transmission mechanism to deliver the power. It put motors to simulate the human muscles to control the different parts of the body.

Robot Shape: Human-like

The shape of Atlas is a human-like shape. It has a head, arms, body, and legs. In addition, the body part of the robot has a similar function to human beings.