VertiGo
VertiGo is a remotely controlled wheeled robot that can climb walls by using two 360° tiltable propellers that produce thrust angled both upwards and against the wall surface. It can roll horizontally up to a vertical wall, and then transition to climbing by coordinated changes in the propeller direction and thrust and the wheel traction.[1] The VertiGo project is a collaboration between researchers of ETH Zurich and Disney Research Zurich.[2] The VertiGo's chassis is a central carbon fiber baseplate. It has 3-D printed joints and wheel suspension parts that vary the propeller thrust and vehicle weight distribution.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Disney made a tiny robot car that can drive up walls". The Verge. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
- ^ "Watch Disney's Air-Propelled 'VertiGo' Robot Climb Walls With Ease". NBC News. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
- ^ "VertiGo - A Wall-Climbing Robot including Ground-Wall Transition - Disney Research". Disney Research. Archived from the original on 2019-02-08. Retrieved 2017-11-10.