SHort Range Independent Microrobotics Program (SHRIMP)
Abstract
The SHort Range Independent Microrobotics Program (SHRIMP) will develop microrobots with the ability to enter constrained disaster areas such as collapsed buildings for search and rescue operations. These sugar cubed-sized microrobots could obtain local sensing data to assist with location of injured persons or critical infrastructure failures. The capabilities of the developed microrobots will be tested through a series of Olympic-themed events at the end of the program. The primary technical developments needed are in the efficiency, robustness, and control of millimeter-scale actuators, which allow the robots to move using new materials, processing, and sensor integration techniques, and in the power and energy capacity of batteries, which provide the power required for the microrobot to move and sense stimuli. Complete platforms will require access controls for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Successful execution of the SHRIMP program will advance the micro-robotics field, allowing for practical robots to assist in disaster relief efforts in environments for which traditional robotics cannot efficiently operate due to their larger size. A companion applied research effort is funded in PE 0602716E, Project ELT-01.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2020
- Source ID
- 6cd7ce694283870fe68c47f82879e39a