1. The main prototype of ROMERIN is the modular robot. This new concept of climber robot will combine the advantages of UAVs and terrestrial robots to create a new low cost robot that can climb walls of different composition, carrying inspection systems specific to each infrastructure: ultrasound, induced currents, artificial vision, or laser.
The main goal of the project focuses on achieving full modularity from the mechanical, electrical, powering and control point of view. Therefore, the robotic module is a robot in itself; it is a completely autonomous basic unit. It is able to move and manage its own resources. However, it is also prepared to collaborate with others. The main advantages of the robot are listed below:
– Modular design that allows the adaptation of autonomy and load capacity of the system to the task to be developed.
– Adhesion between the leg of the robot and the surface by per leg vacuum generation and monitoring. It has been decided to use suction cups and legs using a turbine to generate the required negative pressure.
– Distributed control using a biomimetic approach of the reflex movements in the control of the legs.