Without a doubt, it is a more than relevant day for Xiaomi. At the launch of the new Mix 4 smartphone and the Mi Pad 5 tablet, the Chinese company has delivered something special. Is about Cyberdog, your own robot dog.
Is about a “bio inspired quadruped robot”, as mentioned by the firm during the official announcement. Logically, the aesthetics and type of device automatically remind us of Spot, from Boston Dynamics, but its purpose is very different. The robot was developed as an open source companion dog, on which developers around the world can work.
“Robotics enthusiasts interested in CyberDog can compete or co-create with other like-minded Xiaomi fans, driving the development and potential of quadruped robots together”, Indian the signature.
According to Xiaomi’s announcement, the CyberDog is “a true beast” that features a navigation and obstacle detection system that is accurate to the centimeter. This is made possible by the implementation of the Intel RealSense depth module.
The robot dog has high-performance servo motors that were developed by Xiaomi, to make it as versatile as possible. According to the Chinese company, the maximum torque is 32 newton · meters, while the rotational speed reaches 220 revolutions per minute. This allows CyberDog to be fast, agile and has a wide range of movements. In fact, its manufacturers indicate that it can perform various maneuvers at high speed, being able to travel up to 3.2 meters per second. But that’s not all, as he is also capable of back flipping, among other types of “complicated actions.”
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