Development of rope climbing robot and fire fighting robot for Malaysian university robot competition (MUROC)

In general, this paper presents an overview of the design and the implementation of the Rope Climbihg Robot and Fire Fighting Robot. This robot was used in the Malaysian University Robot Competition (MURoC) 2013 which organized and held at University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP). Rope Climbing Robot is...

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Main Authors: Hashim , Hairulazwan, Ribuan , Mohamed Najib
Format: Thesis
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5584/
http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5584/1/0845.pdf
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Summary:In general, this paper presents an overview of the design and the implementation of the Rope Climbihg Robot and Fire Fighting Robot. This robot was used in the Malaysian University Robot Competition (MURoC) 2013 which organized and held at University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP). Rope Climbing Robot is a game based on an imaginary of the military physical training while Fire Fighting Robot is a game based on an imaginary fireman rescuing the victims and extinguishes the fires. Overall, one Rope Climbing Robot and three Fire Fighting Robot has been successfully developed which fulfd the competition guideline and rules. However, only one of each robot is allow participating in the competition. UTHM team were achieved the top five in group position and gain a lot of experience during fourth edition of MURoC which has been successfully organised in April 2013. As conclusion, an enthusiastic participation has shown that robotic technology had flourished in Malaysia and has become one of the niche areas in almost every institution of higher learning.