MEHEN
The robot snake
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Technical Details
| Size: | 125cm x 8cm Ø |
| Weight: | 4,3 kg |
| Power supply: |
6V, 16Ah, NiMh
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| Actuation/ Engine: |
7 Hitec High Torque Servos
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| Sensors: |
Camera in head
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Organisational Details |
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| Application Field: | Underwater Robotics |
| Related Projects: |
MEHEN
A snake-like swimming robot
(05.2007- 08.2008)
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| This system is not actively used anymore. | |
System description
The snake-like robot Mehen is an experimental platform for testing various undulating movement techniques in water. An undulating movement is especially useful where the robot should move in a minimal invasive way, e.g. during monitoring missions in reed areas or at banks of lakes and rivers.
Videos
MEHEN: Underwater snake
The MEHEN configuration features 8 degrees of freedom and floats and dives through remote-control.
