BioRoLa · Bio-inspired Robotics Laboratory · Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University

Omnicron

Omnicron (2011 – now)

Omnicron

Omnicron is a spherical robot with singularity-free omnidirectional locomotion ability. Instead of using a single driven ball as in its predecessor OmniQiu, the robot utilizes three omnidirectional wheels to drive its spherical shell. Three wheels are controlled independently, thus achieving 3-DOF planar locomotion by simple 3 to 3 mapping.