Research Studies Regarding Spherical Mobile Robots

Technical University of Cluj-Napoca,
Faculty of Automotive, Mechatronics and Mechanical Engineering
Muncii Str., No. 103-105, 400641, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
e-mail: kadar.francisc95@gmail.com, olimpiu.tatar@mdm.utcluj.ro

Abstract: In this paper the authors presents information regarding spherical mobile robots. The first part of the paper contains general aspects and a complex classification of spherical mobile robots. The second part of the paper presents the application fields and a proposed design of spherical mobile robot.

Keywords: Spherical mobile robot, locomotion, multimodal locomotion, self-reconfigurable robot, mobile robotics.

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