Hybrid Environmental Robot Chico Mendes

Overview

Chico is an environmental robot created to inspect oil pipelines in the Amazon. It's designed as an amphibian vehicle, and it can drive on sand, mud, and flooded terrain, as well as float on water. Equipped with a 3-DoF manipulator arm, it is able to drive semi-autonomously or under the control of an operator.

Key facts

Payload

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Reach

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Speed

1.39 m/s

Weight

150 kg

IP rating

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Battery

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Power

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Autonomy

partially autonomous

Launch year

2008

Price

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Status

active