LAMALice I and LAMAlice II: High-Mobility Nanorover

Comparison of the two generations (22k)


Motivation Actual micro- and nano-technologies applied to mobile robotics allow to build fully functionnal and autonomous systems of a few centimeters.
Hybrid walking-rolling locomotion can provide a high mobility in unstructures environments for such systems.
We are now developping the third generation in the frame of a Technology Research Program funded by the European Space Agency.

Multimedia LAMAlice I in action
  • LAMAlice I (MPEG Movie, 1Mb)
    LAMAlice II first shots (accelarated twice)
  • First U-turn (QuickTime Movie, 1.2Mb)
  • Off-road first tests (QuickTime Movie, 1.3Mb)
  • Articulation between the two modules (QuickTime Movie, 1.6Mb)
  • Avoiding obstacles (QuickTime Movie, 1.2Mb)

  • Publication M. Freese, M. Kaelin, J-M. Lehky, G. Caprari, T. Estier, R. Siegwart, "LAMAlice : A nanorover for planetary exploration",Nagoya, Japan,1999.


    Partners
  • CSEM (micro-camera CMOS)
  • ETA (micro-motors)


  • Contact
  • Gilles Caprari, PhD-Student
  • Thomas Estier, Research Assistant
  • Pierre Lamon, PhD-Student
  • Prof. Roland Siegwart, Autonomous Systems Lab leader

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