The Chinese company LimX Dynamics, which released a versatile bipedal robot last year, with a modular leg design, demonstrated what it is capable of. The robot jumps over low barriers, climbs stairs, and easily overcomes obstacles. It turned out to be not easy to throw it off balance.
The modular design of the Tron 1's limbs allows the robot to change its 'feet,' including equipping them with wheels. With these, the machine confidently moves across any terrain — on flat surfaces, the robot moves forward, it jumps over low obstacles, and climbs stairs without much difficulty. In practice, Tron 1 could prove useful, for example, in finding victims in disaster zones. However, its capabilities are limited: the maximum incline it can traverse is 15°; the maximum height of obstacles is 15 cm; and the acceptable operating temperature range is from -5 to 40 °C.
The Tron 1 is controlled via a remote control, supports programming functions for performing tasks in semi-automated mode, and also has the option to direct it on an autonomous mission. LimX Dynamics did not specify which mode was used in the demonstrations presented. The robot's dimensions are 392 × 420 × 845 mm, and its weight is 20 kg. The drives operating at 48 V develop a torque of 80 N·m; the batteries rated at 240 Wh support hot swapping — each lasts for 2 hours of autonomous operation. The computing part is handled by an Intel Core i3 12th generation processor, with 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage. The Tron 1 is available in standard ($15,000) and educational ($30,000) versions — the latter differs by its expanded equipment. LimX Dynamics also produces quadrupedal and humanoid models.
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