Chico

Model: Chico

Chico, named after environmentalist Chico Mendes, is Petrobras' amphibious wheeled mobile-manipulation research platform for environmental monitoring of oil and gas pipelines in the Amazon. It can drive over sand, mud and flooded terrain and float on water, carrying a 3-DoF manipulator, combustible-gas detection, depth and water-quality sensors, with semi-autonomous or teleoperated control. The platform is approximately 150 kg, 2 m wide and reaches about 5 km/h. It is a research prototype, not a standalone commercial robot arm.