DROP: the Durable Reconnaissance and Observation Platform

This video introduces a small, new reconnaissance
robot that can climb concrete surfaces up to 85 at a rate of
25cm/s, make rapid horizontal to vertical transitions, carry
an audio/visual payload, and survive impacts from 3m. The
robot can travel over 45 cm/s on flat ground, and turn in
place. The Durable Reconnaissance and Observation Platform,
D.R.O.P., is manufactured using a combination of selective
laser sintering (SLS) and shape deposition manufacturing
(SDM) techniques. The enabling feature of DROP is the use
of microspines in a rotary configuration, increasing climbing
and walking speed over previous microspine-based robots by
more than 5x. The robot uses a 180mAh LiPo battery, Baby
Orangutan microprocessor, and two brushed DC motors.

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