Journal
ADVANCED SCIENCE
Volume 9, Issue 29, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/advs.202203054
Keywords
amphibious robot; friction locomotion; rigid-flexible hybrid module; vibration-induced flow
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [U1913215, 5210051275]
- Interdisciplinary Research Foundation of HIT [IR2021233]
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This article introduces a miniature amphibious robot based on vibration-driven locomotion mechanism, which features innovative rigid-flexible hybrid modules and fast movements, making it suitable for narrow amphibious environments.
Amphibious robots can undertake various tasks in terrestrial and aquatic environments for their superior environmental compatibility. However, the existing amphibious robots usually utilize multi-locomotion systems with transmission mechanisms, leading to complex and bulky structures. Here, a miniature amphibious robot based on vibration-driven locomotion mechanism is developed. The robot has two unique rigid-flexible hybrid modules (RFH-modules), in which a soft foot and a flexible fin are arranged on a rigid leg to conduct vibrations from an eccentric motor to the environment. Then, it can run on ground with the soft foot adopting the friction locomotion mechanism and swim on water with the flexible fin utilizing the vibration-induced flow mechanism. The robot is untethered with a compact size of 75 x 95 x 21 mm(3) and a small weight of 35 g owing to no transmission mechanism or joints. It realizes the maximum speed of 815 mm s(-1) on ground and 171 mm s(-1) on water. The robot, actuated by the RFH-modules based on vibration-driven locomotion mechanism, exhibits the merits of miniature structure and fast movements, indicating its great potential for applications in narrow amphibious environments.
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