LAURON VI
Built by FZI Research Center for Information Technology · Germany
Updated Jun 2026·methodology
Overview
The LAURON VI is a six-legged walking robot designed for demanding inspection tasks. It utilizes biologically inspired kinematics based on stick insects, providing robust mobility and stability even on difficult terrain. This sixth generation of LAURON is equipped with advanced torque-controlled motors, flexible sensing capabilities, and a full-body control system for enhanced adaptability in various environments.
Specifications
Category: Research- Payload
- 12 kg
- Speed
- 0.5 m/s
- Weight
- 43.5 kg
- Battery
- 2 h
- Launch year
- 2024
- Price
- $150,000
- Status
- active
Detailed specifications
Motion & kinematics3
- Dof
- 28
- Dof Total
- 24
- Torque Controlled Motors
- Yes
Sensors1
- Sensor Suite
- laser scanner
Compute2
- Ros Compatible
- true
- Onboard Compute
- Intel Core i7 4x3.0 GHz, 8 GB RAM
Other19
- Height Mm
- 610
- Price Tier
- 150K+
- Applications
- inspection
- Sub Category
- six-legged
- Datasheet Url
- Preview PDF online
- Max Speed M S
- 0.5
- Contact Emails
- info@fzi.de
- Model Variants
- LAURON I,LAURON II,LAURON III,LAURON IV,LAURON V
- Company Country
- DE
- Navigation Type
- vision
- Deployment Notes
- The LAURON series has been deployed in varied environments for research and inspection tasks, notably used in university institutes and the FZI House of Living Labs.
- Walking Speed Ms
- 0.5
- Industries Served
- research
- Software Platform
- ROS 2
- Stability Technology
- Full-body control approach
- Extras Contact Emails
- heppner@fzi.de
- Programming Interface
- code_ros
- Additional Information
- The name LAURON stands for LAUfRoboter Neuronal Gesteuert, which in English means 'walking robot neurally controlled,' as the robot was originally fully controlled by neural networks.,LAURON can traverse uneven surfaces and glow in the dark.,LAURON can perform fully autonomous exploration missions using 3D environment mapping, path planning, visual servoing, and other skills.,LAURON is behavior-based control to handle slips and avoid falls.,Leg length, walking patterns, and behaviors inspired by the common stick insect Carausius morosus.,LAURON I was originally built in 1994.,LAURON V is a research robot.,LAURON V is a bio-inspired six-legged walking robot designed to operate in areas that would be difficult for wheeled systems.,LAURON V can carry scientific payloads to monitor the environment and use its legs for mobile manipulation tasks.
- Deployment Environment
- both
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