Aiko – Snake robot with electric motors

Aiko was developed in order to produce a portable system for experimenting with snake robot locomotion. The development has been a joint effort between SINTEF and the Department of Engineering Cybernetics at NTNU.

Technical data

• Length: 1.5 m
• Weight: 7 kg
• Number of DOFs: 20
• Angular flexion in each joint: +/-45 degrees
• Actuators: Electric DC motors
• Max torque: 2.5 Nm

Contact person at SINTEF Applied Cybernetics: Aksel Transeth