China's Deep Robotics shares a video of a new robot. Like Spot from Boston Dynamics, the robot always gets back on its feet, regardless of the fall it takes or push it gets.
Deep Robotics is a Chinese company and focuses on developing four-legged robots that can autonomously propel themselves over various types of terrain, overcoming a variety of challenges. For instance, the robots can jump on elevations, run up stairs, 'head' a ball and somersault.
Lite3, X20 and X30
It has so far developed three versions of its robot: the Lite3, X20 and X30. Measuring 610 by 370 by 406 mm, the Lite3 is the smallest. The robot weighs 12 kilograms, can lift a load of 7.5 kilograms and thus climb slopes of 40 degrees. The robot can also climb stairs with steps up to 15 centimetres high. The Lite3 can do about 1.5 to 2 hours of operation on a battery charge, covering about 5 kilometres in that time.
The X20 is a bigger brother of the Lite3. At 950 by 470 by 700 mm, the robot is considerably larger than the Lite3. At 53kg, the robot also weighs considerably more. The robot can lift loads of up to 20 kilograms, using it to climb slopes of about 30 degrees and stairs with steps of up to 20 centimetres. The robot moves at a speed of up to 4 metres per second. It can be operational for two to four hours on a battery charge and cover 15 kilometres in this time.
X30 is largest variant
Deep Robotics' largest robot is the X30. The robot measures 1,000 by 585 by 470 mm and weighs 56 kilograms. The robot moves at a speed of up to 4 metres per second, and can climb 45-degree angles and stairs with steps of up to 20 centimetres. Deep Robotics is leaving open what the maximum payload of the X30 is. The robot can be operational for 2.5 to 4 hours on a battery charge. During this time, the X30 can cover a distance of about 10 kilometres.
Another striking feature of the X30 compared to its smaller brothers is its IP67 certification, which guarantees protection against water and dust. The robot can operate in temperatures ranging from -20 to +55 degrees Celsius.
Robot knows how to stay upright
A new video shared by Deep Robotics shows how one of its robots manages to recover itself from all kinds of possible traps. For example, a person tries to knock the robot under using a stick and throws the robot through the air.
Spot by Boston Dynamics
The video bears a strong resemblance to earlier videos of Spot published by Boston Dynamics years ago. Just like Deep Robotics’ robots, Spot is a four-legged robot that manages to stay upright or land on its feet in all sorts of challenging circumstances.
Author: Wouter Hoeffnagel
Image: Deep Robotics
