Whegs
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Whegs are a series of robots developed at the Biologically Inspired Robotics Laboratory at Case Western Reserve University
. Whegs use a strategy of locomotion that combines the simplicity of the wheel with the obstacle-clearing advantages of the foot.
Whegs robots were inspired by the Prolero robot, designed in 1996 at the European Space Agency
, and the RHex
robot, developed by a multiuniversity effort funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
. The mobility system is based on studies on the locomotion of the cockroach.
Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University is a private research university located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA...
. Whegs use a strategy of locomotion that combines the simplicity of the wheel with the obstacle-clearing advantages of the foot.
Whegs robots were inspired by the Prolero robot, designed in 1996 at the European Space Agency
European Space Agency
The European Space Agency , established in 1975, is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 18 member states...
, and the RHex
Rhex
RHex is a power - and computation - autonomous hexapod robot with compliant legs and only one actuator per leg. It is the first documented autonomous legged machine to have exhibited general mobility over general terrain...
robot, developed by a multiuniversity effort funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is an agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of new technology for use by the military...
. The mobility system is based on studies on the locomotion of the cockroach.