{"id":675716,"date":"2025-06-18T05:08:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T02:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/two-actuator-robot-combines-efficient-ground-rolling-and-spinning-flight-in-one-design\/"},"modified":"2025-06-18T05:08:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T02:08:12","slug":"two-actuator-robot-combines-efficient-ground-rolling-and-spinning-flight-in-one-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/two-actuator-robot-combines-efficient-ground-rolling-and-spinning-flight-in-one-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Two-actuator robot combines efficient ground rolling and spinning flight in one design"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Weight breakdown of the ATOM prototype. The battery and the frame contribute nearly one-third and one-fourth of the overall weight, respectively. The miscellaneous (misc.) includes the weight contribution of screws, nuts, and PCB connecting the motors to the ESCs. Credit: The International Journal of Robotics Research<\/i> (2025). DOI: 10.1177\/02783649251344968
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A team of engineers at Singapore University of Technology<\/a> and Design has created a truly unique robot\u2014one that can roll around like a drum, then take off and fly like a spinning wheel. In their paper published<\/a> in The International Journal of Robotics Research<\/i>, the group describes their goals in developing the robot and how they were achieved, along with a descript<\/a>ion of how it works.<\/p>\n

The aim of the team was to create a small, lightweight robot with two modes of transport\u2014terrestrial locomotion and rotational aerial flight. They achieved both of these goals by designing a frame that can be used for both types of motion, but in different ways.<\/p>\n

The robot, about the size of a basketball, is mostly a wire frame in the shape of a snare drum. Inside, it has a blade-shaped wing that looks a lot like the kind of helicopter maple seeds that spin as they fall to the ground\u2014it provides lift when the robot spins. The team placed intersecting wires across the sides to keep the robot from getting stuck if it turned on its side.<\/p>\n

Also inside are two actuators and two very small rotors that serve as thrusters, pushing the robot to roll along the ground or through the air while in flight, and two very small circuit boards and a small battery. The whole thing weighs just 124g.<\/p>\n

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