Some may find this robot video to be a visit to Uncanny Valley, but I just love the idea of a quadruped robot which can transition to upright walking. In an industrial setting this may extend the robot’s ability to traverse some unusual (and possibly dangerous to humans) areas with ease or expose sensors or cameras to different angles. I’d be concerned about servo strain on the walking legs (there’s been some issues I’ve heard about with Unitree Go1 quadrupeds when they go up into the “beg/pray” position and are putting all of the weight on the back legs) but I also have no idea what type of drivers are on the robot in this video. Here’s the Hackaday article with a little more info.
Major “repurposing” points awarded to the team behind this robot for reusing strips of that ubiquitous foam “puzzle” flooring for some stylish padded protection on the robot. It really adds a nice visual touch as well as performing its intended purpose to save the robot from damage!
