Solar Powered Robot – A different endeavor in the robotic spree

Robots aren’t new, off course not, courtesy- Japan! Take a look at this robot – a solar powered one that walks on four legs. These legs are arranged in a way that; the front one is up while the opposite rear one is “pushing” the body and making it to advance. The other front leg is on the floor and pulling the body. The rear leg is just going forward together with the opposite front leg. Is kind of hard to understand but basically it is a sequence.

Walking robot IV (the name), is an all terrain, four legged robot with no RCX and no sensors. Just one motor, gears, solar cell and the insect based green robot is ready to walk as long as the sun is there. Walking robot IV is a better version of it’s part III, better as in – the latter uses the legs but it uses the gears to be stable whereas the former ( the improved version) is much faster with rear legs longer than the front ones that enables it to move faster and the stability clause is also given due recognition. The best part is that it can walk anywhere, ranging from flat surfaces to rough terrains.