Segway RMP Robot Platform (Video)
Make Magazine posted a really intriguing video (see below) of the Segway RMP robot mobility platform that was taken today at the Robot Business 2008 event.
Capable of transporting a 400 pound payload, the robot platform can move in any direction, and can change directions instantaneously. The pricing could be as high as $50k.
Obviously, we want to learn more, a lot more....
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This ain’t creepy, this is cool!
Those wheels would work really well as wheel chair wheels!
Especially for sharp turns in tight spaces.
These omnidirectional wheels are wildly cool! Rollers mounted at 45 degree angles on what would be the exterior tire treads, and four motors at each hub decide where the vehicle goes. Many FRC robots this recent competition season used variations. Very cool video, Robots-Dreams!
–Tom Atwood, Robot magazine