Caliban

Caliban is the most successful robot ever constructed by WSU Robotics. The brainchild

of Mark Fuller (pictured below), Caliban is a 24-legged walking robot that has won

second place in two separate international robotics competitions against such teams as

Carnegie Mellon University, Universidad Panamericana, U.S. Naval Academy, Harvey

Mudd, SUNY StoneyBrook and others.

Caliban is a favorite among the students when we take him on our robotic presentations

around the Pacific Northwest. Caliban was the first of our robots fully designed and

tested on a computer prior to manufacturing any parts. From concept to final construction

took a little over three months.

Name

Caliban (monster from The Tempest)

Date of Birth

Spring 1998

Size

18 in x 13 in x 5 in

Weight

15 lbs with 2 batter packs

Payload

22 lbs

Operating Time

approx. 30 min

Power

(2) 7-cell ni-cad battery packs

Speed

approx. 3mi/hr at full charge

Control

Radio Control

Intersting Characteristics

Can walk on its top, bottom, and both sides

Here comes the ramp.

Over the top of a ramp, will it make it?

It really works on its side.

Here is Mark driving Caliban in competition.

What a pose.