Vulcano: A new robotic challenge for legged robots
The Vulcano challenge is a new and innovative robotic challenge for legged robots in a physical and simulated scenario of a volcanic eruption. In this scenario, robots must climb a volcano’s escarpment and collect data from areas with high temperatures and toxic gases. This paper presents the main i...
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| author | Manuel Domingos Francisco Pedro Alberto Ramos Matthias G. Funk Armando Mendes José Cascalho |
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| description | The Vulcano challenge is a new and innovative robotic challenge for legged robots in a physical and simulated scenario of a volcanic eruption. In this scenario, robots must climb a volcano’s escarpment and collect data from areas with high temperatures and toxic gases. This paper presents the main idea behind this challenge, with a detailed description of the simulated and physical scenario of the volcano ramp, the rules proposed for the competition, and the conception of a robot prototype, Vulcano, used in the competition. Finally, it discusses the performance of teams invited to participate in the challenge in the context of Azorean Robotics Open, the Azoresbot 2022. This first test for this challenge provided insights into what the participants found exciting and positive and what they found less positive. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-90a91b84f7ab4d8db2c578cf65527f722023-01-25T08:32:38ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Robotics and AI2296-91442023-01-01910.3389/frobt.2022.10578321057832Vulcano: A new robotic challenge for legged robotsManuel Domingos0Francisco Pedro1Alberto Ramos2Matthias G. Funk3Armando Mendes4José Cascalho5Escola Básica e Integrada de Rabo de Peixe, Ribeira Grande, PortugalEscola Básica e Integrada de Rabo de Peixe, Ribeira Grande, PortugalEscola de Novas Tecnologias dos Açores (ENTA), Ponta Delgada, PortugalLIACC FCT University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada, PortugalLIACC FCT University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada, PortugalLIACC FCT University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada, PortugalThe Vulcano challenge is a new and innovative robotic challenge for legged robots in a physical and simulated scenario of a volcanic eruption. In this scenario, robots must climb a volcano’s escarpment and collect data from areas with high temperatures and toxic gases. This paper presents the main idea behind this challenge, with a detailed description of the simulated and physical scenario of the volcano ramp, the rules proposed for the competition, and the conception of a robot prototype, Vulcano, used in the competition. Finally, it discusses the performance of teams invited to participate in the challenge in the context of Azorean Robotics Open, the Azoresbot 2022. This first test for this challenge provided insights into what the participants found exciting and positive and what they found less positive.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frobt.2022.1057832/fulllegged robotswhegsrobotic competitioneducational roboticsvolcanic scenario |
| spellingShingle | Manuel Domingos Francisco Pedro Alberto Ramos Matthias G. Funk Armando Mendes José Cascalho Vulcano: A new robotic challenge for legged robots Frontiers in Robotics and AI legged robots whegs robotic competition educational robotics volcanic scenario |
| title | Vulcano: A new robotic challenge for legged robots |
| title_full | Vulcano: A new robotic challenge for legged robots |
| title_fullStr | Vulcano: A new robotic challenge for legged robots |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vulcano: A new robotic challenge for legged robots |
| title_short | Vulcano: A new robotic challenge for legged robots |
| title_sort | vulcano a new robotic challenge for legged robots |
| topic | legged robots whegs robotic competition educational robotics volcanic scenario |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frobt.2022.1057832/full |
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