HyQ / HyQReal

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italy) · 2010

Not soldLab research platforms.
Not for sale (research)HydraulicEuropePulled a plane
Not soldShipping: N/A. Lab platform; not for sale (one HyQ copy went to ETH Zurich in 2013).

Overview

IIT's hydraulic quadruped family, among Europe's leading legged-robot research lines through the 2010s. HyQReal (2019) famously pulled a 3.3-tonne passenger airplane. The line fed Italian research into torque-controlled locomotion and legged inspection.

Specifications

CategoryQuadrupeds · Research & legacy platforms
Released2010
AvailabilityNot for sale (research)
ProgrammabilityNo programmability
Best forProfessionals & labs
Vision sensorsCamera, Depth camera, Lidar
ActuatorsHydraulic / pneumatic
AudioNo audio
Compute typex86 PC (Intel / AMD)
ComputeHyQ: PC104 Pentium with real-time Linux (Xenomai); HyQReal: two onboard computers (vision and control)
Weight80 kg (HyQ, off-board hydraulics; 100 kg with on-board power); 140 kg (HyQReal)
SpeedWalk/trot/run up to 2 m/s (HyQ)
DOF12 hydraulic
SensorsJoint position and torque sensors, IMU, hydraulic pressure, stereo camera, lidar
SDKNone public

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