Yeti

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Developer - US Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

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Yeti Robot testing

Uploaded on May 11, 2008

Yeti running autonomously on the Greenland Ice-Cap

 

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Yeti Robot with Tucker Sno-Cat

Uploaded on May 11, 2008

Yeti running autonomously on the Greenland Ice-Cap

 

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Yeti Robot in Greenland

Uploaded on May 15, 2008

Testing the Yeti robot on the Greenland Icecap outside of the Thule Air Force Base

 

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Article "Curiosity’s Cousins: Autonomous Polar Robots Explore Earth’s Extremes"

by Nadia Drake
December 12, 2012

 

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Article "Meet Yeti, the South Pole’s crevasse-detecting robot"
The GPS-equipped, four-wheel drive robot scouts for dangerous breaks in the ice.

by Jamed Holloway
March 15, 2013

 

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Yeti: Autonomous Crevasse Detecting Robot

Published on Mar 1, 2014

In order to economically transport fuel and other cargo overland to remote research stations in Antarctica and Greenland, hundreds of miles of glacial ice must safely be navigated. Within the ice exist treacherous and often invisible crevasses that pose a serious hazard to those of us hauling the supplies.

In an effort to minimize this risk students and faculty from Dartmouth College working with researchers from the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research & Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) designed and fabricated Yeti. This autonomous robot utilizes Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) to survey ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland for hidden crevasses. The National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory funded Yeti's development.

 

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Article "Yeti: Autonomous Crevasse Detecting Robot"

by Forrest McCarthy
March 11, 2014

 

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Strategic Crevasse Avoidance Team

Published on Mar 23, 2014

In March 2014, the Strategic Crevasse Avoidance Team (SCAT) surveyed the treacherous first 70 miles of a route the Greenland Inland Traverse will use to resupply the National Science Foundation's Summit Research Station. During a three-week period, the team utilized satellite imagery, Global Positioning Systems, Ground Penetrating Radars, tracked vehicles, and an autonomous robot to ensure a safe crevasse-free route.