Japan introduced robots worth $ 17,000 dedicated to loading

A unique spider-shaped robot recently introduced by Japanese scientists can assist with carrying heavy loads and moving on uneven, uneven terrain.

According to Nikkei, a team from the Tokyo Institute of Technology has successfully developed a lightweight, spider-shaped robot that can carry heavy objects and move on. uneven, uneven terrain.

4-legged robot with a power of up to 144W / kg, 3 times the similar robot. This is mainly due to the synthetic fiber used in the conductors that travel between the joints. This robot is 22cm long, 55cm wide and 30cm high, carrying about 5kg.

The robot's legs are made of relatively light and durable carbon.

The production cost of the robot is about 2 million yen ($ 17.8 thousand), which is one-fifth the cost of similar robot models.

The research team is headed by Assoc. Gen Endo has changed the material used for the transmission between the motor and the couplings. Previously, scientists used stainless steel wires, but later changed to polyethylene blends. The fibers are wrapped around pins located near the joints to maintain proper tension, while the motor can move without consuming too much energy.

The robot legs are made of relatively light and durable carbon material, allowing the robot to travel across difficult terrain in disaster areas, or simply climb down stairs.

In actual experiments, the robot can move about 1.4 m / sec, at the speed of a normal pedestrian. Due to the low center of gravity, the robot is less likely to fall during a move.

The advantage of the spider robot model is its ability to travel in a wider range than conventional robots, and is also more stable than two-legged robot models. In the coming years, researchers will continue to improve the speed of this robot because of the current heavy weight, the ability to move slowly and production costs are quite expensive.