November 22, 2019
The only viable robots are wheeled or tracked vehicles
HyQ2Max, the quadruped robot Robots that can venture into disaster zones in
place of humans need to be tough enough to cope in hazardous environments.Key to
HyQ2Max’s potential for real-world application is its ability to get back on its
feet even when knocked completely over."Much like a cat or a goat that is very
agile on rough terrain, this robot can in the future help in very unstructured
environments, for example after an earthquake, after a tsunami or after a house
has collapsed for other reasons; these kind of robots can be applied in an
environment where the terrain is difficult and where you don’t want to send
people,†explained Claudio Semini, who is leading the research. But designing
quadruped automatons that are dynamic enough to cope with any scenario China
aluminum Telescopic ladder manufacturers has proved problematic. While the
robot is being designed with search and rescue missions in mind, Semini said
that it could prove a useful tool for many industries.
So far, the only viable
robots are wheeled or tracked vehicles but these cannot cope with many terrains
and situations.Animal-like in posture and movement, HyQ2Max is an improved
version of their hydraulic quadruped robot HyQ.. "So we want to put the robot
down on the ground and see how it gets back up on its feet.Robots that can
venture into disaster zones in place of humans need to be tough enough to cope
in hazardous environments. HyQ2Max’s main designer was mechanical design
engineer Jake Goldsmith who made its torso from aerospace-grade aluminum alloy,
with lightweight fiberglass and Kevlar covers protecting the onboard computer.
In addition all sensitive parts like sensors, valves, actuators and electronics
are protected inside the structure.
Step forward HyQ2Max — the latest and most
powerful four-legged robot to come out of the Italian Institute of Technology
(IIT). To protect itself while deployed in a structure damaged in an earthquake,
for example, HyQ2Max is designed to be robust against the impact of falling
objects. With its larger joint ranges and higher joint torques, HyQ2Max can
right itself in a matter of seconds. So this can happen in reality when the
robot, for example, slips or is somehow falling down for whatever reason; the
robot needs to be able to get up again,†said Semini.Legged robots that mimic
the robustness and versatility of animals could be a solution
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