Scientists from the German Fraunhofer Institute (Fraunhofer IML) have developed the evoBOT robot, which combines the capabilities of self-balancing, gripping and carrying objects.
In evoBOT, engineers have implemented the principle of pendulum messaging. While its lower part in the form of two legs on wheels is responsible for moving and maintaining balance, the upper part in the form of two handles with disc-shaped pads (other options are possible) is for grabbing and holding the transported load.
When the load is NET, the grips are folded and pressed against the legs. Moving at speeds up to 10 m/s, evoBOT can tilt forward and backward. Optical cameras, sensors and mapping systems installed on it allow the robot to move around the entire room – for example, in warehouses, while avoiding collisions with laboratories, climb ramps, reduce small ledges and bumps.
Source: Tech Cult
