HyQReal
by Italian Institute of Technology (IIT)
ItalyReleased: 2019
HyQReal is an advanced hydraulically actuated quadruped robot developed by the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) in collaboration with Moog, representing an evolution of the HyQ and HyQ2Max platforms. Designed for real-world applications in challenging environments, it excels in rough terrain locomotion with capabilities including running, jumping, reflexes, and walking over uneven surfaces like stairs and rubble. Fully power-autonomous with onboard batteries, hydraulics, and wireless communication, HyQReal demonstrates exceptional strength, such as pulling a 3-ton airplane over 10 meters. Protected by an aluminum roll cage and Kevlar-glass fiber-plastic skin, it targets disaster response, inspection, agriculture, decommissioning, and other tasks in dangerous, dirty, or unstructured settings where wheeled vehicles fail. Key enhancements include higher ruggedness, reliability, energy efficiency, and intelligent teleoperation algorithms for superior mobility.
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custom rubber feet for high traction, torque/load sensors, absolute position sensors (19-bit), joint control at 5kHz torque/1kHz position
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