The HyQ is a Research robot developed by Italian Institute of Technology (Italy), launched 2011, priced at $1,200,000 USD.
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Overview
HyQ is a four-legged quadruped robot designed for rough terrain missions and to study quadrupedal locomotion. It can walk, trot, jump over 20 cm, rear like a horse, squat, and kick things using powerful hydraulic actuators. The robot features torque-controlled legs with variable stiffness and a wide repertoire of motion skills that allows it to negotiate challenging and dynamically changing terrain.
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HyQReal released
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Specifications
Category: Research- Speed
- 3.4 m/s
- Weight
- 100 kg
- Autonomy
- partially autonomous
- Launch year
- 2011
- Price
- $1,200,000 USD
- Status
- active
Company profile
- Founded
- 2003
Detailed specifications
Motion & kinematics1
- Dof
- 12
Other13
- Applications
- search_and_rescue,inspection,exploration
- Sub Category
- hydraulic quadruped
- Max Speed M S
- 2
- Model Variants
- HyQ
- Company Country
- IT
- Deployment Notes
- Demonstrated at Genoa Airport pulling a Piaggio P180 Avanti passenger airplane with support from Piaggio Aerospace.
- Youtube Video Id
- AnwetZpRtFE
- Compatible Vision
- stereo camera
- Industries Served
- emergency_response,disaster_response,agriculture,decommissioning,inspection
- Software Platform
- Real-time Linux (Xenomai)
- Availability Status
- research-only
- Countries Available
- IT
- Additional Information
- HyQ can walk, trot and run up to 2m/s.,It can rear and jump up to 0.5m from squat.,HyQ can balance under unstable ground even under disturbance.,The robot uses a trotting gait with reflex and balancing skills on flat or moderately rough terrain.,On more difficult terrains, the robot uses a crawling gait that allows to carefully put the foot on suitable spots.,HyQ is a fully torque-controlled Hydraulically actuated Quadruped robot.,The robot uses hydraulic actuators to power its 12 active joints.,HyQ can perform highly dynamic tasks such as jumping and running with different gaits (up to 3-4m/s).,It is designed to move over rough terrain.,HyQ has been extensively tested in the laboratory on a custom, large-scale treadmill and in an outdoor test site.,A copy of HyQ has been sold to ETH Zurich in the summer of 2013.,IIT and ETH Zurich have strong research collaborations in the fields of robot modelling, control and machine learning.
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Company milestones
- 2019LaunchHyQReal released
- 2015DeploymentHyQ showcased in Moog news release
- 2005MilestoneStarted operations
- 2003MilestoneEstablished by the Italian government
- —MilestoneCOMAN humanoid robot introduced as part of AMARSi
- —DeploymentHyQ-REAL experiment pushes HyQ toward real-world applications
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Frequently asked questions
- Who makes the HyQ?
- The HyQ is developed by Italian Institute of Technology, based in Italy.
- What type of robot is the HyQ?
- The HyQ is a Research robot made by Italian Institute of Technology.
- How much does the HyQ cost?
- The HyQ is priced $1,200,000 USD.
- When was the HyQ launched?
- The HyQ was launched in 2011.
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