MARVEL



Selected Works

[1] S Hong, Y Um, J Park, HW Park "Agile and versatile climbing on ferromagnetic surfaces with a quadrupedal robot." Science Robotics 7.73 (2022): eadd1017


Specifications

MARVEL is an untethered quadrupedal climbing robot capable of agile locomotion across floors, vertical walls, and ceilings in ferromagnetic environments. It achieves state-of-the-art climbing speeds—0.7 m/s (2.12 body lengths/s) on vertical walls and 0.5 m/s (1.51 body lengths/s) on ceilings. MARVEL can step over 10 cm gaps, overcome 5 cm obstacles, and transition seamlessly between different surface orientations. Its key features include electropermanent magnetic feet, magnetorheological elastomers, torque-controlled actuators, and a model predictive control framework.

General Information
Total Mass [kg] 8 (including four 0.2 kg magnetic foot)
Body Dimensions (Length x Width x Height) [mm] 330 x 119 x 131
Thigh/Calf Length [mm] 140 / 121
Instantly Switchable Magnetic Foot
Weight [kg] 0.2
Adhesion force [N] 530 Shear force [N] 440
Switching time [ms] 440 Switching energy [J] 4.07