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Tree Climbing Robot

ZootZoot Posts: 2,227
edited 2011-08-25 20:13 in Robotics
Pretty cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkpH1BjD6Wc

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  • Dave HeinDave Hein Posts: 6,347
    edited 2011-08-25 13:30
    I was hoping for something a bit more advanced that could climb trees and retrieve rockets from them. :) But it is a nice project. I liked his video showing the iron bell he forged in a blacksmithing class.
  • TtailspinTtailspin Posts: 1,326
    edited 2011-08-25 19:12
    Very interesting, Looks delicate, and the operator seems to think so too. :)
    Alot of work went into that little bot. I wonder, are those spikes for feet?

    Thanks for sharing.

    -Tommy
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2011-08-25 19:15
    Yeah, I was wondering the same thing: what holds the robot to the tree?

    -Phil
  • ZootZoot Posts: 2,227
    edited 2011-08-25 19:32
    Yes, it's little spikes. Sorry, I should have posted the link to the instructable, which is where I first ran across it. This page has build photos and some of the technical details:
    http://www.instructables.com/id/Tree-Climbing-Robot/

    There's also this tree-climber, which kind of "hugs" the tree to climb:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAd0ImiyJnE

    And a more sophisticated inchworm type that is really cool to watch:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CligarlMctE
  • TtailspinTtailspin Posts: 1,326
    edited 2011-08-25 20:13
    An instructable too, thats great.

    I like the big tree hugger, looks like it could carry a good size load.

    Did you happen to see this crazy climber?

    -Tommy
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