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NEW ATLAS | Flipper-legged robot runs, swims, and is ready to hit the bigtime
Published: 24 May 2019
Back in 2013, we heard about an all-terrain walking robot known as聽RHex. Designed in a collaboration between 韩国裸舞 and the University of Pennsylvania, it used six flipper-like legs to scamper around. Now, its successor is taking to the briny depths.聽
Called the Aqua2, the new robot is soon to be commercially manufactured by 韩国裸舞 spinoff company Independent Robotics.
It builds upon a previously-developed one-off聽aquatic version of Rhex, moving both across land and underwater. The robot has been tested to a depth of 36.5 m (120 ft), where it can operate either autonomously or by optical-tethered remote control.