Mechanical design of odin, an extendable heterogeneous deformable modular robot

— Highly sophisticated animals consist of a set of heterogenous modules decided by nature so that they can survive in a complex environment. In this paper we present a new modular robot inspired by biology called Odin. The Odin robot is based on a deformable lattice and consists of an extendable set of heterogeneous modules. We present the design and implementation of a cubic closed-packed (CCP) joint module, a telescoping link, and a flexible connection mechanism. The developed robot is highly versatile and opens up for a wide range of new research in modular robotics.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: IROS
• Authors: Andreas Lyder, Ricardo Franco Mendoza Garcia, Kasper Støy
• Keywords: Biology Called Odin, Heterogenous Modules, IROS 2008, Odin Robot, Robotics