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zeekboy
18-12-2018, 07:42 PM
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Though we haven't quite arrived at the personal home robot future predicted in many movies, there are many examples of robots being used in industry, emergency services support and surveillance. Development of big walking bots, small rollers and shape-changing drones continues apace, but Robugtix sees a gap in the market for something that slots inbetween. Its new Z6 robot is a multi-terrain robotic mover small enough to be carried in a backpack but capable enough to carry cargo and perform on-site tasks.
Robugtix has been making creepy eight-legged walkers for a few years now, launching the T8 and the T8X in 2013. Now the company is moving into the professional bot space and the first machine out of the dev lab is the Z6.
It's backpack-friendly 20 x 23 x 13.7 cm (7.8 x 9 x 5.4 in) compact dimensions allow for it to be carried to where it's needed on foot and then deployed, after it unfolds its six jointed legs from a central rectangular block to measure 52 x 49 x 17 cm (20.5 x 19.3 x 6.7 in). The Z6 is controlled remotely using a joystick controller with integrated monitor, making it a good fit for urgent site inspections, exploration, search and rescue, and more.
The hexapod has a built-in camera for live streaming video, is able to climb stairs and move over other obstacles, can roll over and right itself if it gets flipped, is able to navigate through tight spaces and cross irregular terrain, and carry cargo (though the company doesn't reveal how much it can handle).
Robugtix is aiming to create a modular platform for the Z6 that can be customized with different kinds of sensors and payload dependent on the mission profile, and more professional robots are under development. We've no word on pricing or availability, but for now you can see the Z6 performing a little dance and climbing some stairs in the video below.

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