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FreeLander: A Versatile, Modular, Multi-legged Robot Platform for Complex Terrains

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Synergetic Cooperation Between Robots and Humans (CLAWAR 2023)

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The article presents a versatile, modular legged-robot hardware platform with adaptive bio-inspired neural control software. The robot platform can be used to construct different bio-inspired legged robots. Each module of the platform consists of two legs designed to function as a two-legged robot, which is able to walk on a metal pipe using electromagnetic feet. Multiple modules can be combined to obtain six-legged and eight-legged robots to walk on difficult terrains, such as rough terrain, slopes, random stepfield, gravel, grass, and even in-pipe.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the PTT Exploration and Production Public Co. Ltd. under the FreeLander project. We thank Kawee Tiraborisute for the robot hardware design and technical support.

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  1. Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, Rayong, Thailand

    Thirawat Chuthong, Jettanan Homchanthanakul, Binggwong Leung & Poramate Manoonpong

  2. PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited, Bangkok, Thailand

    Suppachai Pewkliang

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  1. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil

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    Mohammad Osman Tokhi

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Chuthong, T., Homchanthanakul, J., Leung, B., Pewkliang, S., Manoonpong, P. (2024). FreeLander: A Versatile, Modular, Multi-legged Robot Platform for Complex Terrains. In: Youssef, E.S.E., Tokhi, M.O., Silva, M.F., Rincon, L.M. (eds) Synergetic Cooperation Between Robots and Humans. CLAWAR 2023. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 810. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47269-5_22

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