Quadruped robot inspired by a dog, CyberDog, from Xiaomi – EUROPA PRESS
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L’Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona), 1 Mar. (Portaltic / EP) –
Xiaomi has made the great protagonist of its stand at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2022 a product that on this occasion is not a mobile phone, but its quadrupedal robot inspired by a dog, CyberDog.
Xiaomi’s new robot was originally presented in August 2021 in China, intended to be a companion for people It has already been developed through open source over time, and Western users have been able to see it in action for the first time at MWC 2022.
This device is reminiscent in form, although much smaller, of Boston Dynamics’ Spot quadruped robot. This equipment, oriented to industrial uses, has been sold since 2020 for $74,500.
CyberDog does not have such a high price, since costs about 1,300 euros to change, but it is a product limited to only one thousand unitsaimed at developers, brand followers and robotics enthusiasts.
The Asian manufacturer has made small demonstrations at MWC in which it has shown how CyberDog trots, paws, dances or sits up on his hind legs then land on the ground again.
Xiaomi’s robot dog is calibrated by motion motors created by the company, and can reach a rotation speed of 220 revolutions per minute (rpm) and stroke up to 3.2 meters per second (11.5 km/h).
It also has a camera system on the front integrated by interactive artificial intelligence lenses, two ultra-wide-angle fisheye cameras and Intel’s RealSense D450 module for depth perception.
CyberDog has a battery limited to 5,000 mAh (like many current mobiles) that provides approximately one hour of autonomy, and at the moment the Chinese brand has no plans to market it outside the Asian country, as company sources have confirmed to Europa Press.
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