iMobots

UC Davis is commercializes a mobile robot that can function like an inchworm. This robot can raise one end of its figure into a platform an it has a camera on the end of it. he patent-pending iMobot could be used as a testbed tool for engineers studying control systems for individual robots or groups of robots. Unlike most commercial robots that are designed for a single purpose, iMobots operate as durable subunits that can function alone or be configured for a specific task. A single iMobot model has four controllable degrees, with two joints in the center section and two wheels, one on each end.