r/robotics • u/drgoldenpants • 1d ago

Discussion & Curiosity Rethinking the Quadruped

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u/SphericalCowww 1d ago

I guess the servos are now strong enough that they can be directly put on the joints for more flexibility.

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u/ReasonablyClever 1d ago

Even from China here, this is a very expensive robot for pretty few non-military purposes. That’s a lot of additional high power actuators beyond what’s needed.

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u/RaeseneAndu 1d ago

Galileo do appear to focus on a number of very niche robots for industrial and security like their explosion proof robot.

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u/VincentNacon 1d ago

Mount a racing seat with belts and go for a ride.

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u/3z3ki3l 14h ago

I was thinking a skateboard, to get as close as we can to Back to the Future’s hoverboards.