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Quadruped robots have captured the imaginations of many, thanks in large part to Boston Dynamics’ highly-entertaining viral videos featuring their robot, Spot. Despite their fresh moves, robots like Spot weren’t designed just to dance. Legged robots were built with real-world applications in mind, and thanks to recent advancements by the likes of Boston Dynamics, ANYbotics, and others, these machines are already leaving the lab and joining the workforce. Unlike their wheeled, tracked, and aerial counterparts, legged robots excel at traversing rough terrain and other types of unstructured environments. Their ability to climb, step, and crawl makes them uniquely adapted to…
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While Boston Dynamics' Spot is arguably the best-known quadruped robot in the world, challengers are inevitable. Unitree Technology Co. today announced the launch of the robotic arm Z1, which it mounted on its AlienGo legged robot. “The robotic arm is currently in a stage of rapid development with the evolution and direction of technology,” stated Wang Xingxing, CEO of Unitree Robotics. “We hope that it will enter our lives immediately.” He acknowledged the challenge of building an affordable and commercially useful system. “The current problem is cost control and the improvement of intelligence,” said Wang Xingxing, who revealed his Xdog…
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…search and rescue. The company said it designed the quadruped system is designed for complex terrains including post-earthquake landscapes, the insides of vulnerable debris buildings, and traffic accidents in tunnels. The Jueying X20 is also intended to operate in toxic, hypoxia, and high-density smoke environments created by chemical pollution or disaster event. Hangzhou, China-based DEEP Robotics said its core engineers have degrees from Zhejiang University, Harbin Institute of Technology, the University of Michigan, and the University of Dortmund. Its intellectual property includes technologies related to quadruped robot locomotion and control. The company also conducts development, assembly, sales, and service. Jueying…
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…that it was one of the first developers of quadruped robots for autonomous inspection in Asia. It said its proprietary products have now been deployed in exploration, public rescue, and other industrial applications. More than 60% of DEEP Robotics’ team is working in research and development, said the company. DEEP Robotics said its partners include Tencent and Alibaba. Lite3 series comes in four versions DEEP Robotics said it offers the new Lite3 series in four models: a basic one designed for technology enthusiasts, plus three more advanced versions designed for scientific study purposes. The robot's features include DEEP Robotics’ latest…
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On July 12, Unitree Technology Co. unveiled its latest quadruped robot—the Unitree Go2, which features embodied artificial intelligence. The company said it expects this product to revolutionize the consumer-grade quadruped robots industry, leading to a transformation of the sector. Back in June 2021, Unitree released its first side-follow bionic robot, the Go1, a technological breakthrough that attracted widespread attention and generated discussions worldwide upon its release. As a leading company in science and technology innovation, Unitree is now back, “once again leading the industry,” the company said. “Equipped with standard 4D ultra-wide lidar and empowered by GPT’s large language model,…
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With the recent wave of developments in quadruped and biped robots comes a need for standards. ASTM International’s F45 Committee on Robotics, Automation, and Autonomous Systems has approved the creation of a new subcommittee—F45.06 Legged Robot System. It will focus on developing standards for this type of robot regardless of its application be it industrial or service related. The new subcommittee will be chaired by F45 member Bowen Weng, a technical specialist at the Transportation Research Center in East Liberty, Ohio, and a Ph.D. candidate at The Ohio State University. ASTM defines scope of legged robot subcommittee “The scope of…
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…of the FARO Focus Laser Scanner with Spot, the quadruped robot capable of doing remote and autonomous data capture in challenging environments. Aimed initially at construction applications to verify progress and quality on job sites, Trek could also be tapped for other potential markets and applications that could benefit from automated scanning workflows or remote scanner operations, including the creation of digital twins of manufacturing facilities and for disaster mitigation purposes, FARO officials say. FARO had been researching how to marry its scanning technology with a robot when in May 2019, Boston Dynamics officially launched Spot as a commercial product.…
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…according to MIT researchers, who have developed a new quadruped system. While a human-robot soccer game is not a common occurrence, nor is it close to a well-matched adversary to Lionel Messi, the dribbling system is impressive in the wild, noted the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Researchers at MIT's Improbable Artificial Intelligence Lab, part of its Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), have developed a legged robot that can dribble a soccer ball under the same conditions as humans. The robot used a mixture of onboard sensing and computing to traverse different natural terrains such as sand, gravel, mud,…
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…the service economy. Even more esoteric form factors, like quadrupeds, are expected to increase significantly for data collection purposes, particularly for real estate, construction, and industrial inspection. ABI Research predicts that quadrupeds, exemplified by vendors like Boston Dynamics, Zoa Robotics, ANYbotics, and Ghost Robotics, will increase to 29,000 yearly shipments by 2030. “As mature sectors of the robotics industry achieve growth more in line with established technology markets, mobile robotics are set to create lasting transformative effects across the supply chain and will become increasingly ubiquitous throughout the global economy,” Whitton concludes. These findings are from ABI Research’s Commercial and…
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…price advantage over its competitors. Robot Robotics also develops mobile manipulators (autonomous robots for industrial use), medical robots, and biped/quadruped walking robots.
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…Super Bowl commercial with Sam Adams, and its Spot quadruped robot, Boston Dynamics Inc. is one of the most recognizable robotics companies in the world. At the same time, Boston Dynamics is serious about providing value for industrial applications. Hyundai Motor Group acquired the company from SoftBank Group Corp. in 2021. Since then, Boston Dynamics has demonstrated Spot in many different environments; offered the Stretch robot for unloading trucks; and continued to work with developers, software and sensor providers, and corporate customers. Last month, CEO Robert Playter joined Kiva Allgood, president and CEO of Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corp., at…
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…popular, Watham, Mass.-based Boston Dynamics Inc. had multiple Spot quadrupeds, including two with robot arms on them. Boston Dynamics demonstrates its Spot quadruped picking up objects. Credit: Eugene Dematire Festo Corp. showed off its BionicOpter and BionicSwifts, which were inspired by dragonflies and swift birds, respectively. Johannes Linzbach, head of the company’s research hub in Boston, said the birds were developed as part of the company’s Bionic Learning Network. Within that network, Festo studies animal movements and tries to emulate them with its technology. Linzbach said the birds are helping the company design products for industrial applications. MassRobotics resident Cleo…