HallucII, the Next-Generation Robotic Vehicle, Future Robotics Technology Center (fuRo), Chiba, Japan

This prototype of the Halluc II, a robotic vehicle under development at the Chiba Institute of Technology, has eight wheels and legs and is able to drive or walk over rugged terrain. The researchers hope to put the robot into practical use within the next five years.

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Halluc II?
The concept of Halluc II, model 2 of the Hallucigenia project, is a future vehicle that can co-exists with natural environment. It features a newly developed ultra-multi-motored system with 56 motors, which makes traveling on unpaved surfaces possible and eliminates the need for paving. It transforms into three modes: vehicle, insect, and animal mode. The fusion of humanoid robot technologies and automobile technologies realized the unprecedented mobility of Halluc II. Although Halluc II has been demonstrated worldwide, for example at DESIGN INDABA in South Africa, Ars Electronica in Australia and Miraikan in Japan, this is the world premiere of the newest creation of the Hallucigenia project, called Halluc II?.

Concept and Design: Shunji Yamanaka (L.E.D)
System Design and Engineering: fuRo (Future Robotics Technology Center) at Chiba Institute of Technology

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