Italy develops four-legged robots for disaster areas

Researchers at the Genoa Institute of Technology in Italy are developing a new generation of robots capable of working in disastrous areas.

The key to this type of robot (called HyQ) is its ability to move . HyQ can trot, walk on the rocks, go up stairs and keep it upright when hit.

Claudio Semini, Project Manager at the Genoa Institute of Technology in Italy, explains that future versions of the robot can work alongside rescuers. It can be equipped with laser sensors, camcorders, gas detectors and other infectious agents to provide remote information to rescuers.

In dangerous rescue operations, the robot can be used to transport materials, equipment, or to penetrate areas inaccessible by rescue workers.

According to the researchers, the shape of this robot is similar to the four-legged animal, and it is quite stable and stable.

The development of this type of robot is not complete yet, and improvements and adjustments must be made prior to deployment in the field. HyQ is not the only four-legged robot in the world.

Research centers in the United States and Japan have long developed such robots for similar purposes.