A ROBOT THAT SCALES WALLS using a Tarzan-like "swinging rope" technique was demonstrated recently by the University of Utah. The rocking-climbing-oscillating robot (ROCR) is claimed to have set a record for climbing efficiency. According to ROCR's developer, Utah professor William Provancher, climbing robots to date have focused on grappling techniques and speed. "ROCR is the first to focus on climbing efficiently," Provancher said. The 1.2-pound, 18 x 12.2-inch ROCR climbs at just 6.2 inches per second but does so with record efficiency of 20 percent, he said. ROCR's two claws (left and right) cling to a carpeted wall while a microcontroller directs a small motor to swing the robot's pendulumlike tail. With each swing of the robot's tail to the left or right, the claw on the opposing side ratchets up a few inches, allowing the robot to shimmy up an eieht-foot wall in about rs seconds. ROCR's batterv Drovides ballast.
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机译：犹他大学最近展示了一种使用类似Tarzan的“摇摆绳”技术对墙壁进行缩放的机器人。据称，攀爬摆动机器人（ROCR）创下了攀爬效率的记录。根据ROCR的开发者，犹他州教授William Provancher的说法，迄今为止，攀爬机器人一直专注于抓斗技术和速度。 Provancher说：“ ROCR是第一个专注于有效攀爬的人。”他说，1.2磅，18 x 12.2英寸的ROCR每秒仅可攀升6.2英寸，但这样做的效率达到了创纪录的20％。 ROCR的两个爪子（左和右）紧贴在铺有地毯的墙壁上，而微控制器则引导小型电动机摆动机器人的钟摆状尾巴。机器人尾巴每次向左或向右摆动时，相对侧的爪都会棘齿几英寸，从而使机器人可以在约rs秒内对一英尺长的墙壁进行填充。 ROCR的batterv Drovides镇流器。
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