UMD Students Create Robot to Climb Walls, Deploy Items in Hostile Territory
Fox21Online The students designed the rover for this year's U.S. Air Force Research Lab Challenge. May 10, 2021 DULUTH, Minn.- From the minds of UMD Students comes a robot that can climb walls, carry and drop off items — their entry in this year’s Air Force Research Lab Challenge. The challenge was to design a remote controlled, autonomous robot that could climb walls and deploy sensors or cameras in hostile territory. UMD’S rover is outfitted with a moveable camera for visibility, and four wheels and two propellers which allow the driver to actually drive it up walls to deliver payloa...
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