Boston Dynamic’s robot dog in the tech world Spot’s we often saw dance moves and performances. But now Spot has a competitor that could share its popularity: Kawasakifour-legged load-bearing up to 100 kg robot goat Bex He was intrigued by the announcement.
Japan-based motorcycle giant Kawasaki made ambitious statements about the Bex robot goat. held in Tokyo, Japan International Robot Fair (iREX) exhibited in 2022 Features of Bex what? Here are the details.
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Kawasaki Bex robot goat features
Kawasaki’s new robot, takes its name from the wild goat species “Bex”. This robot is Kawasaki’s focus on developing bipedal humanoid robots since 2015. Kaleido This is the last example of the program. In design, Bex also resembles a real goat: It has horns and can move like a normal goat thanks to its four-wheeled legs.
shiftdelete.netThe Kawasaki Bex can carry an adult human (up to 100 kg) and can navigate on its own. In addition, the person riding on the robot can control it via the handlebars. Although Bex can navigate like a goat, his speed is considerably slower than his rivals. Therefore, Bex hybrid mobility system uses.
As part of the system, the Bex robot, which can lower its body and collapse on four pairs of wheels on each knee, can use this advantage only on flat surfaces. When the ground becomes more uneven, it readjusts itself to stay on its four moving wheels.
Although the Bex robotic goat transported people, it was generally designed for the transport of goods. Kawasaki, Spot’s in Korea at Hyundai facilities he aims to use the robot to perform remote industrial inspections, similar to what he did.
program manager Masayuki SoubeHe said the company has designed the top of the Bex to be modular so customers can customize it to meet their own needs.
“We wondered if there was an opportunity between humanoid and wheeled robots. That’s why quadrupedal walking robot We started to develop Bex. We believe that the walking technology used in the development of humanoid robots can certainly be applied to quadrupedal robots.”
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