SHort Range Independent Microrobotics Program (SHRIMP)
Abstract
The SHort Range Independent Microrobotics Program (SHRIMP) is developing microrobots with the ability to enter constrained disaster areas, such as collapsed buildings, for search and rescue operations. These sugar cube-sized microrobots will have integrated thermal, light, or audio sensors to assist with location of injured persons or critical infrastructure failures. The capabilities of the developed microrobots will be tested through a series of specific tests at the end of the program. The primary technical improvements needed for untethered mobility of centimeter-sized robotic platforms are in the efficiency, robustness, and force output of millimeter-scale actuators and in the power and energy capacity of batteries and chip-level power converters. 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, 2021
- Source ID
- 87ab67ffaae59f3259764a720867e5d1