Mobile Robotics, Moving Intelligence

Abstract

t y p e s o f m o b i l e r o b o t s h a d been developed depending on the kind of application, velocity, and the type of environment whether its water, space, terrain with fixed or moving obstacles.Four major categories had been identified (Dudek & Jenkin, 2000): Terrestrial or ground-contact robots: The most common ones are the wheeled robots; others are the tracked vehicles and Limbed vehicles.Aquatic robots: Those operate in water surface or underwater.Most use water jets or propellers.