Self-Transforming Mobile Robot

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Autonomous Self-Reconfigurable Locomotive Robot: designed and built by Muhammad Hasan Shariq for BEng Mechanical Engineering Honours Project (2009-2010) at Heriot-Watt University, Dubai Campus.
Supervisor:
- Dr. Sibi Chacko
Main Components:
1) Axon Microcontroller
2) 6V 3200mAh Re/ch. Battery
3) 1 Infrared Sensor
4) 2 Light Sensors
5) 21 Hitec Servos
6) Aluminium Brackets
Functions:
1) Walk on four legs
2) Pass through a gap of minimum 8cm
3) Roll up a ramp up to 45º slope
4) Climb a height up to 12 cm
5) Crawl on irregular surfaces
Practical Applications:
1) Military missions
2) Exploration of planets
3) Rescue operations

[@Triggahappy64]

This is one of the most amazing things I've seen. I was blown away, and when I saw the "Crawl on irregular surfaces" with the "swimming on land" routine, I was in awe. Amazing.

[@hwud1]

Thanks. I had to improvise with its 'walking' for my project, but it does have to stand and walk upright as that's the only configuration where it can detect all types of obstruction (all tasks) - a lower configuration would not identify slope, stairs, etc.

[@wuddadid]

Great work

[@hellofahmid2331]

I was really impressed by the last transformation. Great work!

[@homieboi5352]

This is now one of my favorite robots. Well done.

[@automaticaddict]

Very impressive! This is the single coolest robot I have seen yet! Like the theme song as well! Thank you!

[@Vza004]

When the wheels flipped up, I thought it was gonna fly!! The walk mode should be more smooth. Awesome.

[@jayd3775]

This robot needs to stretch first before doing any strenuous activity.

[@GayeLynnCarling]

People who create things like this amaze me! Very cool.

[@kathryngeib7718]

Wow, amazing. It will be fun to see what kind of robotics you create!

[@MrHum007]

Mashallah......... Bro u've done a gr8 job..... God bless you and let our govt. take ur services in military..... Love u dear....... :)

[@tomgt007]

really nice robot , I bet you had a lot of sleepless nights configuring the software ... great job

[@frankynakamoto2308]

now they can start making transformer robots the size of a real car, I like that.

[@brandhubkalyan]

masha allah koi to hai jo musalmano ka naam roshan kar raha hai duniya ko bata raha hai ke hum bhi kum nahi lage raho bhai

[@vinaymahobia2555]

Superb job................a really must watch video.!!!!

[@charlesrobin578]

dude thjat was crazy!!!!!.... how did u end up with this crazy stuff....... this really made me inspire... ur awsome!!!

[@theDgrader]

so cool.. hope they gave you a great mark for him. totally amazing what he can do but the last frame of him waving is my favorite display :)

[@timengstrom14]

As a final year Mechanical Engineering student. this is amazing.

[@moedoe116]

WELL DONE MAN! you are going to make an impact. I am happy to see such talent. Masha Allah brother.

[@johnwood4816]

That is some cool engineering and programming..well done

[@StalkerArea51]

the stretching before doing the task is kinda funny lol but it is awesome!

[@wargod1426]

Dude this is soooo awesome! I want to do a mechatronics major in Uni, i am sooo incredibly interested in robotics its not funny, i sat in awe watching your creation!

[@battery77]

That blew me away! Well done man. Hope you keep improving it and give it an exoskeleton, hell give it a name :)

[@RomeshKhaddar]

gr8 robot... and I understand that it can be programmed to walk in multiple ways... and loved its Haka Dance in the beginning.... but it appears that it has been preprogrammed everytime for each scenario, a common algorithm is what should be desired. still cheers for such a good project.

[@TheSwaroopB]

Mind = blown!! Excellent work, sir! Especially last one makes it just a class apart! Just some doubts: What (weird, shaky) action does it do every time it does a task? Kind of calibration? Why does it do so long for last task?

[@mastermindintesar]

This Robot is Awesome, The creator is Great!

[@MrLIAMMCA]

well done its fantastic i hope that when i go into university i might be able to build something as good as that well done excellent

[@RaptorJames]

The ending was very unexpected. I like your invention.

[@MrAlexis44600]

Hey, I'm french and I really like your robot! Next year I will go to heriot watt university maybe, In a 3rd year of bachelor.

[@karioga23]

This is too awesome. This is why I study mechanical engineering!!

[@RinRay]

Good work! I appreciate your contribution to MechE.

[@UntEyEHero]

dude.. you are a genius.. :D

[@qileo3190]

A deep impression! It is so beautiful!

[@mnemanja]

Wow, nice... Really impresive... Only 1 Infrared sensor and 2 light sensors?? Astonished!!

[@jvmc25]

This robot is very flexible and can adapt to changes in sorroundings.

[@hwud1]

@poof0poop lol thanks.. Yes, I programmed the transformations for each task, but it identifies the obstruction by itself using sensors

[@hwud1]

Thanks !.. Let me try to explain.. The light sensor(s) in the front acts like a short-range distance sensor - it checks for reflected light when each leg is on ground, if it reflects light to any extent it means it has detected the ground, but if it is on an irregular surface, the leg lands on a 'gap', and it will not reflect any light back, because the range of that sensor goes just 1cm beyond the wheel-base. Hint: watch from 3:32 to 3:42 - Notice the red lights, especially at carpet :)

[@mvshabeer]

I really liked your robot. But the walk needs to be better. Really liked the last crawling. Will it automatically sense the height, slop, irregular surface and do the appropriate motion?

[@Jeremy.Bearemy]

I love the background music. In case anyone is wondering, its Darude, Sandstorm

[@NorthernComfort]

Really impressive project, program and build design

[@ghostrecon264]

WTF WAS GOING ON ON THE CARPET THATS SOME COOL STUFF.NICE JOB!!!!!!!!!

[@OrangGeeGee]

I thought it was gonna fly over the rug :)) Very cool ending

[@MNation69]

well done, but I'm wondering what the point is of it standing at all, considering I didn't once see it efficiently walk upright.

[@exnol]

That is one really amazing robot man. You are good. The only thing I hate is the dance it does before doing anything.

[@aniketshingewad01]

i am planning this as my engineering project please tell me about it component (self made or not)

[@sachindrasinghtomar2705]

tremendous job .... awesome mobility

[@simacrulum]

too cool YES. I'm so studying mechatronics after seeing this

[@RiezQfath]

For the first I think is bored But after 1 minute The robot do something It's so cooollll brother Great :-)

[@Dantheman34862]

Incredible! Never seen anything like it. Awesome robot with awesome music. What's the name of that particular track anyway?

[@nabibux3608]

Absolutely mesmerizing!

[@iiGerardoii]

woow! this vid deserves more views! very nice job dude :) !!!!

[@KezzaDesign]

Hahaha reminded me of anime stroylines XD Anything goes wrong: SPECIAL MOVE! TRANSFORM!!!! And then at the end: Secret move! CRAWL!

[@BalaSaravanan46]

im doing my final year nd i want to do a project on robotics so im realy impressed on cing this video can u give the full abstract so that i can also it sir..............really its super...........

[@SFaPiL2]

Very nicely done. However, considering the presence of "limbs" in your robot, how come you didn't make it walk like a four-legged spider on the irregular surface? By making it crawl like that it might get jammed in a hypothetical gravel road or grassy field, don't you think? Just to be sure, I'm not belittling you excellent project, but rather sharing my observations. Keep up the great work :)

[@gyroscopesrcool]

This is so insanely awsome!! Really well done!!

[@prasadpatil50]

brilliant, i can not imagine how you do that... Superb

[@thegreatdildo]

Awesome work! And it's fully autonomous, Unbelievable!

[@Surf2130]

man this is so impressive.

[@abdullahansari2739]

wow maashallah great work keep it up

[@L00NGB00W]

Nice robot! If the Mars rover Spirit had this kind of mobility, maybe it wouldn't have gotten stuck in the sand.

[@HossamMahmoud91]

Loved it .. especially w hwa byz7f 3ala batnoh :D

[@Tvonthego]

Whats the cost for the overall projects. Also is there is route planned or is it like the sweeping robot just going on its own avoiding stuff? Nice work.

[@tolgaozuygur]

I can understand identifying the height obstacle with the sharp rangefinder. But how does it identify the irregular surface (carpet)? That doesn't sound realistic to me. However, amazing job on the different movement modes. Wished it was a better walker too. :)

[@MrNyxeka]

for walking, I would reccomend one-foot-at-a-time, with more "throwing around" it's weight. It may be ahrd to do with those servos, but I do know that it is doable...

[@gogetasaiyan5756]

such an aweeeeeeeesomeeee work my friend thumbs up!

[@kletterkajo]

wow! very versatile design to manage lots of situations! full respect :-)

[@LuckyFisher87]

Great idea and engineering skills!

[@MrUndergrounddweller]

Is the robot actually analyzing the terrain and coming up with a logical solution on it's own? or is someone controlling it's movements?

[@abhishekpanchal3641]

what is the use of the Light Sensors ??? and the which other small components or IC you use in the project??

[@Coolbrosdh]

Where did you buy it? Was it K-mart, Walmart, I looked for a while in a few stores but I couldn't find it. Do you have a reference name or something that would make it easier to find. Where did you buy yours btw?

[@rhodasiku7659]

How do you build a self transformationmobile robot

[@RicardoDirani]

I couldn't help but noticing it was created by Muhammad Hassan Shariq

[@poof0poop]

Did you program it to overcome those certian obsticals, or was it thinking for itself? Plus These should be the videos that have 10,000,000 views, not JB videos.... even if they are a parady

[@TheSilentLightning]

Awesome! lol much better than those other transformers...

[@AKdaBAOUS]

It's pretty cool with all the transforming but the walk motion was a bit odd. Why did it bend its legs inwards and its feet didn't even lift off the floor? However, I was impressed with the driving abilities.

[@kressha]

AMAZING. Genius project.

[@Ultrox007]

the only thing that confuses me is why you have it start out standing when it always goes into it's 4 wheel drive mode

[@GuiltyGearRockYou]

great robot and great music =)

[@Eng.gamers]

not easy ! great .. wow Mashallah Eng. ahmad al faify Makkah

[@JarMagno]

I wanna make a robot based on this one :) good job sir!

[@KyleGraveXx]

Genious thing, you deserve more views man!

[@hwud1]

Thanks everyone for the compliments !!

[@officialtech6131]

Asslamoalaikum bro Bhai I wanna make this for my final year project. Plz guide me. I will very thankful to you.

[@prasanthrajumanikonda]

Ia that happened in india?

[@cDELOSSc]

AWESOME .... AWESOME .... AAaWsOMeeE ... Error .... Awesomeness overload

[@ksoger]

Amazing work. Thanks for sharing.

[@lanceseidman]

MY MIND HAS BEEN BLOWN. I CAN barely work with a few Servos.

[@Phoenixezity]

Riding, walking, crawling? You stole military robot! :O

[@nelcimpilot]

2:17 Batman Begins? ahuahua Nice work man!

[@mayankgarg5136]

sir you used hs422 as your hitec servo motor. If i use hs322 for this project could it work?? and also in axon microcontroller what is the name of software in which we code?

[@saikumarseelam5700]

Fabulous Hasan........I need some info regarding these -soft Ware and hardware used in these....could you plz add some more details

[@murkymark14]

@hwud1 sir, what is the brand of the battery that you used on your robot? and how long does it take to discharge the batteries when the robot started to work? I have a project on which I use 17 servo motors but my problem is, I can't find a suitable battery for my robot. i need your help sire.. thanks in advance.

[@SlothofJustice2]

What problems did you run into on the flat model that would have you start in the taller?

[@mariuspetcu7482]

It should be here 10 finger UP not just ONE !!! and not just 256.000 viewers . Absolutely AWESOME job . Thank You for sharing with as . How much time was needed to program such thing ? . What Program uses to recognize the type of obstacle ? The program it self is made by You ?. PLEASE can You add mode details about these Project ?. We have so many questions !!! . Keep up Your work , is Fantastic . THANK YOU

[@jdawgzilla117]

well done how many hours did the total project take?

[@eleulalio]

I like your robot. Good job!

[@deadbass89]

hey i just wanna know, how did u all came abt doing this project? how did u all came out with the idea? what is the frist step of doing this project? btw, this is awsome!

[@debater96]

How long did it take to program it!?!?! This is amazing!!!!

[@Harshmota1]

I SALUTE U!! UR AWESOME!! how long does it took to tihnk of making such bot?

[@mtouseefqamar]

Just wao... Hassan Could you please send me all the documentation of this robot. I'm thinking of making it as my undergraduate project.

[@cheval22]

Awesome job! Really impressive. Keep up this great work!

[@HungryRyan]

That is utterly amazing. very well done!

[@TheAhmedMAhmed]

where did you get your bachelors from ? at what level did you design it ?

[@kansiimejasper3511]

well done! Good job over there

[@jasonsoto5273]

Reminds me of a sloth when going over that carpet. Its adorable! :>