Such a robot would be suitable for a variety of tasks for which NREC now develops wheeled, tracked and other conventional robots, such as remote inspection and monitoring of hazardous industrial facilities. "This type of robot has tremendous potential," he added. "This enables CHIMP to be highly capable without the complexity associated with a fully autonomous robot." "Humans provide high-level control, while the robot provides low-level reflexes and self-protective behaviors," said Tony Stentz, NREC director and Tartan Rescue Team leader. The robot also will be pre-programmed to execute tasks such as grasping a tool, stepping on a ladder rung or turning a steering wheel without step-by-step direction from the human controller, circumventing the lag between command and execution. A remote, human operator will make high-level commands controlling the robot's path and actions, while the robot's on-board intelligence prevents collisions, maintains stability and otherwise keeps the robot from harm. The team has launched a new website, with details about CHIMP, team members and sponsors.ĬHIMP will be able to perform complex, physically challenging tasks through supervised autonomy. The NREC entry, Tartan Rescue Team, is one of seven selected by DARPA for DRC Track A, in which each team will develop its own hardware and software. Climbing ladders and driving vehicles are among the obstacles robots will face in environments engineered for people. But CHIMP also can move on the treads of just two limbs when needed, such as when it must use one or more limbs to open a valve, or to operate power tools.ĬHIMP will have to do that and more during the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC), in which robots will have human-like capabilities to respond to calamities such as the 2011 Fukushima nuclear plant disaster. This configuration would offer a particular advantage when moving over debris and rough terrain. Though the appearance of the CMU Highly Intelligent Mobile Platform, or CHIMP, is vaguely simian, its normal mode of locomotion will be much like that of a tank, with the tracks of all four limbs on the ground. PITTSBURGH- team from Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center is building a new class of robot to compete in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Robotics Challenge - a human-size robot that moves, not by walking, but on rubberized tracks on the extremities of each of its four limbs. A Non-Functioning EV3 (i.e., frozen or dead)ĬMU Chimp Robot Carnegie Mellon's Human-Scale CHIMP Robot Has Four Limbs, But Moves on Treads Like a Tank Rubberized Tracks Could Make CHIMP a Champ in DARPA Robotics Challenge.
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