AliciaVTX - Robovolc Cooperation Test

The Alicia VTX is a new climbing robot that use a smart active suction cup, built upon an idea of Duke University. The vacuum inside the cup is generated by means of a high speed centrifuge fan that create a vortex with a low pressure area in the central zone. By using this principle it is possible to use a low power brushless motor to actuate the fan (about 50W). Moreover no exhausts are generated, so the process is more efficient with respect to suction cups where an aspirator is used instead to generate the vacuum.
ifferent tests about the cooperation between the Robovolc rover and the Alicia VTX were performed in order to investigate the possible use of the two in outdoor environment in critical situations where human operator can't reach the target vertical wall and can't perform visual inspection for safety or rescue purpose.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Robot
• Rover
• Climbing
• Robovolc
• Etna
• Volcano
• security
• video-surveillance
• Diees
• Muscato
• Alicia
• AliciaVTX
• Vortex
• robotics