UCSD Switchblade Robot - YouTube

Meet Switchblade, a unique agile robot from the Coordinated Robotics Lab at UC San Diego. The treads provide traction over a variety of terrain, but Switchblade has some another trick up its sleeve, each tread assembly can pivot relative to the central chassis. We can use this ability to change the center of mass and climb over obstacles. Using internal sensors, we can also balance on the end of the treads and stand upright. Video from the onboard camera is streamed to a remote computer fo