Hangzhou, China, March 29, 2023 (Archyde.com) /PRNewswire/ – DEEP Robotics Co.a global pioneer in the development and industrial application of four-legged robots, announced today that a team of five Jueying X20 robots successfully completed a series of autonomous, collaborative searches in a 3,000 square meter unfamiliar environment in a trial involving eight different scenarios has performed.
During simulated emergency searches, the robots had to recover flammable and explosive objects and rescue injured people. For this purpose, the five X20 robots were each equipped with a high-resolution panoramic camera, a LiDAR and a mesh network. They coordinated to cover different search areas and complete the tasks.
“Emergency search or site investigation teams often face challenges such as insufficient location data and risks to their personal safety. Robots can provide valuable help in this area,” he said Wei Tang, head of algorithm engineering at DEEP Robotics.
The area surrounding the site is mapped using laser technology and a synchronous mapping and positioning algorithm. In this way, different exploration areas and targets can be assigned to each individual robot via a collaborative mechanism in real time. This enables the robots to search large, unfamiliar areas using autonomous navigation and route guidance.
Wei Tang stated, “The success of this study paves the way for the future deployment of four-legged robots in challenging and high-risk environments, assisting or replacing humans in life-threatening tasks while increasing the speed and accuracy of emergency rescue operations.”
The groundbreaking test was made possible by the advanced DEEP Robotics algorithm for autonomous, coordinated exploration with multiple robots. Thanks to the highly efficient data traffic and movement coordination between the five X20 robots, they can navigate in very dynamic environments and autonomously choose the most efficient path, calculating alternative routes.
Details of the study and the research results were published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers [1].
The X20 is the latest version of DEEP Robotics’ Jueying series, which was launched in 2021 and has been used successfully in industry ever since. Its uses include power inspections, emergency rescues, public safety inspections, inspections of tunnels, mines and industrial plants, and site reconnaissance.
[1] Towards Coordinated Multi-Robot Exploration under Bandwidth-constrained Conditions, 24. Januar
2023, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10018691/authors#authors
About DEEP Robotics
DEEP Robotics Company Ltd. is one of the world pioneers in the development of four-legged robots and was the first company to explore the industrial applications of these robots in Asia. It was the first company to conduct fully autonomous inspections with four-legged robots in China.
DEEP Robotics was founded in 2017 and has developed its own robot series, Jueying, which is currently already being used in the areas of security inspection, reconnaissance, human rescue and a variety of other applications. As the robot becomes more sophisticated, new uses are found for it.
More than 60% of the DEEP Robotics team consists of researchers and developers. The company’s core team members have earned their PhDs and other postgraduate qualifications from leading universities around the world.
The company works with numerous leading institutions, companies and universities to continuously develop the technology and application of four-legged robots. These partners include Tencent, Alibaba, Tsinghua University and the University of Edinburgh.
DEEP Robotics’ four-legged jueying robot, regarding the size of a rescue dog, has garnered significant media attention, particularly in Science Robotics, IEEE Spectrum, Nikkei, CNBC and BBC, as well as numerous trade publications.
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