He earned global attention for his role in Anatomy of a Fall, winning the Palm Dog prize for best canine performance at Cannes
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From walking on rough surfaces to transforming into a four-wheeled turtle, Hassan’s robot can run, roll, climb and pass narrow passages.
A graduate of Heriott Watt University in Dubai, Hassan says, “I had always seen different mobile robots overcome some particular terrains. Apart from walking, some could climb up a ramp, while others could crawl on uneven surfaces.”
However, he says, “There were hardly any inventions where a single robot could overcome almost all types of terrains or obstructions. There are some exceptional robots that can change their shape and operations but they lacked in efficiency and were extremely slow in operation.”
Knowing the need for an efficient versatile robot, Hassan started working on a design that took him eight months to complete.
He developed a robot that could transform easily into different forms. From using legs for walking to changing form into a four-wheel, the robot could also easily crawl on uneven surfaces.
“It was never easy as it was a unique idea and I had to start from the scratch. However, I put in a lot of time and effort into the project throughout the academic year, tackled problems one by one, improvised whenever needed, and finally built a functional robot, just in time,” adds Hassan.
The robot went on to win several international awards including The Thales Scottish Technology Prize 2010 Award and the ImechE award.
A four-legged robot that walks on moderately rough surfaces.
It can lower its height by transforming into a four-wheel vehicle and travelling underneath narrow passage
The same four-wheel robot vehicle can climb up a ramp up to 45-degree slope
It can cross a barrier or a sudden height of up to 10cm
It can crawl on sand or uneven rocky surfaces by changing its shape and operations, to that of a ‘turtle’
The transforming robot performs all of those tasks autonomously, after it identifies them using sensors
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