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Airicist
2nd July 2013, 14:32
Designer - CWRU Biorobotics Lab (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?2542)

Home page - biorobots.case.edu/projects/whegs (http://biorobots.case.edu/projects/whegs)

Airicist
2nd July 2013, 14:33
https://vimeo.com/61208103

Whegs II
March 6, 2013


The Whegs II robot uses abstracted biological principles to produce robust ground locomotion.

Airicist
2nd July 2013, 14:34
https://vimeo.com/61208106

Whegs II navigates through rubble
March 6, 2013


The Whegs II robot is capable of traversing a wide variety of terrains and can over come relatively large obstacles.

Airicist
26th November 2016, 09:33
https://vimeo.com/61208687

Jumping Mini-Whegs
March 6, 2013


A spring loaded mechanism propels Mini-Whegs over a six inch step.

Airicist
26th November 2016, 09:34
https://vimeo.com/61208678

Mini-Whegs climbs over an obstacle
March 6, 2013


Mini-Whegs shows off its wheel legs by easily surmounting an obstacle.

Airicist
26th November 2016, 09:37
http://vimeo.com/61208674

Increasing small robot mobility
March 6, 2013


In order to increase the mobility of small robots Whegs have been developed at Case Western Reserve University. Whegs provide the mobility of legs while having the simplicity of wheels.