PrOP-M is now at the museum in St.Petersburg. PrOP-M (Device Evaluation Terrain – Mars) [Note: the acronym only works in Russian] ПрОП-Ðœ (Прибор Оценки ПроходимоÑти – МарÑ) Mass………………………………………………4 kg Overall dimensions…………………………215x160x60 mm Travel speed……………………………………1 m/h Power consumption………………………………5 W Customer: Lavochkin Association. (First translated article) Two automated rovers reached Mars in 1971 during a mission the Mars …
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Above stills from the video clip. The mechanical model was developed at the Institute VNIITRANSMASH (St. Petersburg). The parameters of the machine are the follows: body length 0,6 m and body width 0,25 m, weight 40 kg, length of leg 0,4 m (Efimov et al., 1982). Efimov, V., Kudriasev, M. & Titov, A.(1982). Investigation of Robotics Systems, chap. …
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see a few seconds of "LIIIM" in operation here. "LIIIM" running mock-up with ski-walking propulsive device (1975) Running mock-up was created in accordance with the "Mars-75" program. Purpose: investigation of the ski-walking method of motion over powdered soil having low bearing strength. Each ski has two electromechanical drives. Mass…………………………………………240 kg Overall dimensions……………….………..2×1.7 m Travel speed……………….…………….0.25 …
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The biped walker has been featuring on footage on the history of the Russian moon rover Lunokhod. I extracted those scenes and included in my cobbled together Early Walking Machine compilation video clip on Youtube. Usually shown with footage of other Russian Lunar or Martian Unmanned Rover walking machines. Possibly built at the VNIITRANSMASH, where …
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