Military climbing robot–Ascending Aggies
usinfo | 2013-07-17 14:43
climbing robot
 
Students from the University of Utah used a household vacuum cleaner to make a climbing robot. It allows its user to crawl about 30 meters in glass, brick ,rock, or any vertical surface without the help of rope. The user straps on a modified vacuum to his back the robot is called “Ascending Aggies”.
 
The climbing pads which the user holds with his hands is composed of two suction pads. All the parts used in this project come from a household vacuum cleaner. The suction mat removes air from the environment causing the  vacuum to stick firmly to any surface, this allows a person to climb with weapons or other equipment in tow.
 
This robot is aimed to meet the needs of the United States air force. The Air force hopes scientists will developed a device that allows soldiers to climb a high wall without the use of a hook .

This climbing device includes a battery which will provide enough power for 30 minutes of suction. This should be enough time for a soldier to climb a wall.
 
One of the main drawbacks of this design is the noise generated by the vacuum’s motors. Which makes it impossible for a soldier to climb a wall undetected. Next, the University of Utah university will set out to solve this noise problem.
 
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