Gimball: An Insect-Like, Crash Happy Flying Robot

GimBall is another robot from EPFL’s Laboratory of Intelligent Systems that’s designed to withstand crashes.

Powered by twin propellers and steered using fins, it uses a gyroscopic stabilization system to keep its balance. A spherical cage protects its inner workings from collisions, which means it can operate in cluttered environments without needing fragile detection sensors.

The aim is to produce a robot that can operate in locations like a collapsed building, where it can ricochet through the rubble, relaying images to rescue workers via an onboard camera.

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