Inchworm Robot
Team Members Heading link
- Omer Durrani
- Matt Halverson
- Daniel Kulach
- Alex Lewandowski
- Mikayla Sirovatka
Project Description Heading link
Nature has evolved numerous methods of movement, allowing for animals to better use their bodies to navigate the world around them. In light of this, some animals are better equipped to navigate different environments and terrains. Studying the locomotion of different creatures has made the creation of robots that mimic their movements possible. The goal of this project was to create an inchworm caterpillar robot capable of utilizing the two-anchor crawl gait of an inchworm caterpillar in both forward movement and turning. The underlying motive for the project was to develop a mechanism that would allow a robot to move in this fashion and discover what might be learned from attempting to mimic nature in this way. Upon completion of the project, the team successfully recorded a video of the functional prototype robot they designed that was capable of the desired motion.