- UniLee A2 is a new quadruped robot
- It’s super fast
- A2 can hold up to a load of 220 lb
If someone threw a robot action hero film and he did not want a humanoid (or Arnold Schwarzenegger), he could hire the brand new UNIREE A2. This quadrupled robot can run, jump, climb, slip down, fall, wear a heavy load and, yes, as illustrated in the promotional video, crush a glass plate. All that is missing here is the soundtrack of the successful action film.
With a maximum speed of 11.2 MPH, the new A2 is a sort of a quadruped benchmark, detecting the standard robot of Robo Dynamics Spot of almost 8 miles per hour.
The A2 Stellar Explorer model represented in the video is designed for all kinds of robust and unequal land. Its height of 30 cm steps to overcome the rocks and set up the stairs with an abandonment. It is also comfortable with an inclined at 45 degrees at the top or downhill.
Although it does not have a head or characteristics that could help you with an easily anthropomorphiser, it can “see”. The strange quadube uses the front and rear Lidar to monitor its environment and make adjustments on the fly.
In the video, the A2 does not obtain each step, but even a trip, a fall or a fall does not seem to stop the 12 high density engines of the propulsive A2.
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It is also ready to transport significant loads. In the video, an adult man is held on the back of the A2, demonstrating his maximum standing load capacities of 220 pounds. In motion, it can transport a pack of 25 lb.
Although Uniree does not specify the life of the battery, the A2 is equipped with a battery of 9,000 mAh and the option of a double battery battery of 18,000 mAh. In the video, it carries a payload of 30 kg for more than 3 hours on almost 13 km.
As for its preparation for large spaces, the A2 is classified IP56, which means that it can resist a jet of water, and we assume that it also means a rain storm. However, it does not seem to manage any type of water submersion.
Prices and availability have not been fixed, but Uniree came below the average of the industry with regard to the price. We will see if the A2 corresponds to this model.
