This is Zebro
Zebro is a six legged robot inspired by nature. It walks just like insects do,
and is therefore able to overcome rough terrain, better then wheels or tracks might
Most importantly, however, Zebro is designed to work together with other Zebro's.
We believe many simple Zebro's cooperating based on simple rules, like animals, will be key to the
'domestication' of robots into our society
Credit: L. Kinkelaar, 2017
Vision
In order to allow robots to become an accepted and valuable part of society, we believe robots should be designed for interaction and cooperation comparable to that which animals show in relation to each other and to their surrounding. Through Zebro, we wish to achieve the domestication of animal-like robots in everyday society
Credit: L. Botos, 2018
Learn more about..
- Six legged walking -
- Working together-
- Different Zebro species-
How it works?
In short, Zebro is a robot on which our student team aims to demonstrate swarming. Zebro itself is notable for its legged walking. Zebro's should cooperate on the basis of very simple rules like 'dont loose each other, don't collide with each other, and in between; explore. Using these very simple commands, Zebro's will be able to fulfil valuable missions, such as minesweeping or finding survivors in disaster area's. The three links below refer to three specific research area's of the Zebro team. Feel free to explore!
