Classification
Mobile robots may be classified by:
- The environment in which they travel:
- Land or home robots. They are most commonly wheeled, but also include legged robots with two or more legs (humanoid, or resembling animals or insects).
- Aerial robots are usually referred to as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
- Underwater robots are usually called autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs)
- Polar robots, designed to navigate icy, crevasse filled environments
- The device they use to move, mainly:
- Legged robot : human-like legs (i.e. an android) or animal-like legs.
- Wheeled robot.
- Tracks.
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