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| Spinning Lidar? |
Well I just came across Unitree Robotics' latest robot dog. They've tweaked the design by adding what looks to be a spinning Lidar sensor to the front. This offering also seems to have greater mobility and position control. I haven't delved into all the specifics yet so I'll have to take some time to learn more about it, but for now, let's enjoy the video! lol.
Let me know what you think about the updated design and how it might influence all the other robot dog manufactures..
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| Lite3 from DeepRobotics |
Let me just say this, I'm not so fond of the "face" on this new robot dog/quadruped. It looks a bit too cartoonish for my taste as a mechanical designer, but I'm head over heels at this robot's ability to leap forward. That looks to be a very useful maneuver as these types of robots become more common place and have to navigate in the real world. It's crazy to see just how far quadruped robots have come since Sony released the first Aibo. Check out the video from DeepRobotics and let me know what you think in the comments below. Is it too cartoonish? Does it remind you of a bot from Megaman?
I had a chance to attend the MODEX show this week and was pleased to see that Boston Dynamics was in attendance with their Stretch platform on full display. I love seeing robotic products going from the prototype (work in progress) stage to the production model phase and boy is this thing a beauty. The gray and white color choice is clean and non-threatening. The simple geometries of the turret base and the main body are simple yet elegant. I also love the wide and flat appearance of the turret mast that houses the vision systems. All in all, I'm very impressed at the way the design came out and would enjoy picking the brain of the head designer(s) that produced it. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to stay at the Boston Dynamics booth for long and I did not take enough pictures. Here are the two shots that I snapped and you can watch an older video of Stretch in action below.
