PLASMIDS WITH IMPROVED EXPRESSION DURATION FOR CANCER

Not Available The goal for this effort is to deliver a detailed design approach for the development of a rugged and portable (man-packable) shape shifting robotic platform. Our platform will have the ability to not only change shape to gain access and function efficiently within confined spaces in urban environments, but will have means of changing locomotion to be able to traverse more difficult terrain. This platform will have polymorphic locomotion/maneuvering system which includes a novel drive and articulation system that will have the ability to act as a wheeled robot to traverse terrain quickly, a crawling mode to enter buildings through narrow openings and also have the ability to articulate. This self righting robot will be able to traverse a wide range of environmental conditions such as; level ground, compound slopes, steps, building obstacles, building debris, sand, rocks, and ice surfaces. The platform will have the ability to divide and act independently to gain access or cover more territory during a mission. This robotic platform is based on a single unit and is easily expandable depending on mission parameters. DDARPAwould benefit from the existence of this lightweight, fully reconfigurable robot with payload options, tele-operation and partial autonomous navigation.