Development of Underwater Drilling Robot Based on Earthworm Locomotion

Development of Underwater Drilling Robot Based on Earthworm Locomotion

In this paper, a drilling robot based on earthworm locomotion was developed for seafloor exploration. Seabed mineral resources are found on the bottom of the ocean. The drilling robot developed herein can excavate and obtain samples of seafloor soil. This paper was inspired by the results of the pre...

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Main Authors: Keita Isaka, Kazuki Tsumura, Tomoki Watanabe, Wataru Toyama, Makoto Sugesawa, Yasuyuki Yamada, Hiroshi Yoshida, Taro Nakamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2019-01-01
Series:IEEE Access
Subjects:
Drilling robot
underwater excavation
earthworm
seafloor exploration
marine robotics
Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8772054/

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