Autonomous Solutions Inc. (ASI) · military or security robot
Chaos
A low, rugged tracked robot with four track arms that each rotate on their own, letting it climb rocks, logs and stairs. ASI first built it for the US military under a small-business research grant and has revised it several times since 2000.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- 23 cmTaller than 10%
- Weight
- 60 kgHeavier than 11%
- Payload
- 45 kgCarries more than 0%
- Speed
- 10.5 km/hFaster than 39%
- Battery
- 4 hRuns longer than 27%
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Why it matters
A prototype machine from Autonomous Solutions Inc. (ASI).
Real-world use
First version funded by a US Small Business Innovation Research grant
Timeline
- First shown
- 2000
- Released
- Not yet
How it stacks up
Against other military & security that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
Chaos is taller than 10% of the 10 other military & security that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Chaos is heavier than 11% of the 35 other military & security that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Chaos is faster than 39% of the 31 other military & security that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Chaos carries more than 0% of the 18 other military & security that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Chaos runs longer than 27% of the 11 other military & security that publish a battery. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: joints, price.
Public attention
How much public attention Chaos gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
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What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Movement
- Tracks
- How it runs
- Remote-controlled. Normally driven with a handheld control unit, although the maker's control software also offers waypoint and other autonomous modes.
- Actuators & motors
- Eight Parker Bayside frameless motors; four independently controlled track arms (flippers).
- Hands
- Payload-dependent; can carry robotic or surveillance payloads (manipulator optional).
- Sensors & vision
- Video camera with 10x optical zoom.
- Compute
- Motorola MPC565 32-bit processor.
- Battery & power
- 56 V military-grade lithium-ion pack; about 4 hours with a 45 kg payload; range up to 42 km.
- Materials & build
- Aluminium body with rubber tracks.
- AI & software
- MicroC/OS-II real-time OS.
- Other details
- About 60-69 kg; can carry a 90 kg person up stairs. Five major revisions since 2000.
From the maker
Chaos is the only machine from Autonomous Solutions Inc. (ASI) in the atlas.
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Built
- Not published
- Where it is sold or used
- Autonomous Solutions Inc., Utah, USA
- Customers and pilots
- First version funded by a US Small Business Innovation Research grant
Sources
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