Feasibility Study of the Form and Structure of a Ball-like Mobile Robot for Indoor Environments

In this paper the suitability of the form and structure of a new robot for indoor environments is presented and evaluated. The robot, Robolver, has a spherical outer casing which can be opened to have the halves of the casing function as wheels. The possible advantages and problem areas envisioned resulting from the robot´s design are identified and analyzed. Corresponding solutions for basic navigation of Robolver have been programmed and implemented, suggesting the feasibility of the design