ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ILLINOIS, USA. Each time a new type of robot comes out, there seems to be something missing. That is why researchers at the Illinois Institute of Technology’s Robotics Lab is currently working on an even more interesting version of the quadrotor flying robot.

This time, they have added a cage around it that will allow it to roll on the ground. Aside from rolling, the robot doesn’t have any problem flying in the cage because it is made of light material that won’t add too much weight. This version of the quadrotor flying robot is called the HyTAQ robot. It stands for Hybrid Terrestrial and Aerial Quadrotor robot.

This unstoppable robot uses a quadrotor configuration and four actuators that allow it to fly. At the same time, the cage built around it is rolling as it moves on the ground. That way, the robot inside the cage won’t spin along with the cage because it stays levelled as the cage rolls along. Making the robot roll on the ground requires less power as compared to making it fly. That means your robot will be able to move around longer. Also, the robot itself is very durable because it can easily fly towards its target even through strong gusts of wind without being blown away.

The research and development for this project is being done by Arash Kalantari and Matthew Spenko of the Illinois Institute of Technology’s Robotics Lab. Aside from the HyTAQ robot, they are also working on other interesting projects that we will hear about very soon.