ROBOT LIST

Greasefire

STATUS: ACTIVE

  • Name: Greasefire
  • Model: LR
  • Servo Type: Hitec 5955 Servos with SuperServo 2 Electronics
  • Length (Front of Head Module to End of Tail): 43 in
  • Diameter (Contact Pad to Contact Pad): 2.5 in
  • Weight: 5 lbs
  • Modules: 16
  • Degrees of Freedom: 16
  • Power Consumption (Resting): 20 Watts
  • Power Consumption (Pole Climb): 180 Watts
  • Power Consumption (Full Stall): 350 Watts
  • Snake Power Supply Voltage: 28v DC
  • Control Case Outside Dimensions 21 x 17 x 8.5 in
  • Control Case Weight: 36 lbs
  • Control Case Electrical Requirements: 120v AC
  • Control Setup: Keyboard and/or Game Pad
  • Control Computer: Ruggedized Laptop
  • Maximum Snake Tether Length: 300ft (longer tethers under development)
  • Standard Snake Tether Section Length: 50ft

FrostBite

STATUS: ACTIVE

  • Name: FrostBite
  • Model: LR
  • Servo Type: Hitec 5955 Servos with SuperServo 2 Electronics

Detroit

STATUS: RETIRED

  • Name: Detroit
  • Model: LW
  • Material: 6061 Aluminum
  • Length: 36 in
  • Cross Section: 2"x2"
  • Control: Tethered RS-485
  • Servo Type: Hitec 5955 Servos with SuperServo 1 Electronics

Molly

STATUS: RETIRED

  • Name: Molly
  • Model: LW
  • Material: 6061 Aluminum
  • Length: 36 in
  • Cross Section: 2"x2"
  • Control: Tethered RS-485
  • Servo Type: Hitec 5955 Servos with SuperServo 1 Electronics

Gusto

STATUS: RETIRED

  • Name: Gusto
  • Model: LW
  • Material: 6061 Aluminum
  • Length: 36 in
  • Cross Section: 2"x2"
  • Control: Tethered RS-485
  • Servo type: Hitec 5955 Servos with SuperServo 1 Electronics

Hercules

STATUS: RETIRED

  • Name: Hercules
  • Model: M3
  • Material: 5052 Aluminum
  • Length: 33 in
  • Cross Section: 2"x2"
  • Control: Tethered RS-485
  • Servo Type: Hitec 5995 Servos with Nanoboard Electronics

This M3 Snake features Hitec HSR-5995 servos, which are 4 times as powerful as the servos in all of the previous snakes. This increase in servo torque will be useful in Pole and Tube climbing, and will make this snake generally superior and stronger than any of the lab's previous snakes.

Pepperoni

STATUS: RETIRED

  • Name: Pepperoni
  • Model: M2
  • Material: 5052 Aluminum
  • Length: 33 in
  • Cross Section: 2"x2"
  • Control: Tethered RS-485
  • Servo Type: Hitec 645 Servos with Nanoboard Electronics

Pepperoni preserved much of the same design as Breadstick, except featured a major overhaul in the snake's electronics. RS-485 boards are placed inside Pepperoni's servos, which allows Pepperoni to forgoe the usual quantity of signal wires.

Breadstick

STATUS: RETIRED

  • Name: Breadstick
  • Model: M1
  • Material: 1060 Aluminum
  • Length: 33 in
  • Cross Section: 2"x2"
  • Weight: 1.26 kg
  • Control: Tethered Servo Signals
  • Servo Type: Hitec 645 Servos

Breadstick was the lab's first metal snake, finished in early Fall of 2005. It uses most of the old plastic snake electronics, except puts them into aluminum modules.