TREX, Tethered Robotic Explorer, rover, Autonomous Space Robotics Lab, Downsview, Ontario, Canada

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Article "System Design of a Tethered Robotic Explorer (TReX) for 3D Mapping of Steep Terrain and Harsh Environments (http://fsr.utias.utoronto.ca/submissions/FSR_2015_submission_46.pdf)"

by Patrick McGarey, Francois Pomerleau, Timothy D. Barfoot

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https://youtu.be/i7e7iHxMmu0

TReX (Tethered Robotic Explorer) @ UTIAS (FSR 2015)

Published on Mar 30, 2015


This video introduces a new robotic platform used for multiple research topics such as tethered control, constrained navigation, 3D mapping and structure inspections.

TREX stands for Tethered Robotic Explorer and the platform design will be introduced at the 2015 International Conference on Field and Service Robotics (FSR).

This research was conducted in the Autonomous Space Robotics Lab (ASRL) at University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS).

TReX: A New Rover that can Help Troops in Cliff Exploration (http://robotglobe.org/trex-a-new-rover-that-can-help-troops-in-cliff-exploration)

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https://youtu.be/Dk1KuEyWb8A

TReX (Tethered Robotic Explorer) @ UTIAS (FSR 2015)

Published on Jul 21, 2015

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https://youtu.be/Q2gOOhK45lY

TReX (Tethered Robotic Explorer) @ UTIAS (FSR 2015)

Published on Jul 21, 2015

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https://youtu.be/VakpChosVNE

TReX @ Sudbury (2016)

Published on Jul 21, 2016


This video shows some highlights from a field test we conducted in June 2016 at an old sand and gravel pit in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Tethered Robot eXplorer (TReX) was designed to operate on steep and rough terrain by using a tether that carries part of its load, provides power, and transmits data to an operator. We demonstrate TReX was able to descend down several cliffs and other steep terrain to build 3D models.

This video is associated with the following papers:

McGarey P, Pomerleau F, and Barfoot T D. “System Design of a Tethered Robotic Explorer (TReX) for 3D Mapping of Steep Terrain and Harsh Environments”. In D Wettergreen and T D Barfoot, editors, Proceedings of the International Conference on Field and Service Robotics (FSR), Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics 113, pages 267–281. Toronto, Canada, 24-26 June 2015.

McGarey P, MacTavish K, Pomerleau F, and Barfoot T D. “The Line Leading the Blind: Towards Nonvisual Localization and Mapping for Tethered Mobile Robots”. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pages 4799–4806. Stockholm, Sweden, 16-21 May 2016.