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Ringbot: monocycle robot with legs

Feb 7, 2024

In this video, we present Ringbot, a novel leg-wheel transformer robot incorporating a monocycle mechanism with legs. Ringbot aims to provide versatile mobility by replacing the driver and driving components of a conventional monocycle vehicle with legs mounted on compact driving modules inside the wheel.

Ringbot represents KIMLAB's "ingenuity", demonstrating our ability to bring a sci-fi-like mobile robot to the real world through robotics.

Thank you for watching this video! If you're interested in exploring the technical details further, you can find them in the following link.

- Paper
K. G. Gim and J. Kim, "Ringbot: Monocycle Robot With Legs," in IEEE Transactions on Robotics, doi: 10.1109/TRO.2024.3362326

ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10423226

KIMLAB (Kinetic Intelligent Machine LAB)



Ringbot outdoor test

Apr 8, 2024

We conducted trials of Ringbot outdoors on a 400m track. With a power source of 2300mAh 11.1V, Ringbot managed to cover approximately 3km in 37 minutes. We commanded its target speed and direction using a remote joystick controller (Steam Deck), and Ringbot experienced five falls during this trial.