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Message: [QUOTE="Brian Heater, post: 4438"] I’m going to hand it to Hyundai. The company is building some weird robotics, and I’m mostly here for it. In addition to the more straightforward car-building fare you’d expect, the auto giant has also given us a[URL='https://www.hyundai.com/worldwide/en/brand/technology-with-a-human-heart'] walking car robot or two[/URL], [URL='https://techcrunch.com/2021/02/09/hyundai-shrinks-its-walking-car-robot-to-carry-cargo-get-rides-from-drones/']some wild drones[/URL] and [URL='https://www.hyundainews.com/en-us/releases/3242']whatever this thing is[/URL]. All in all, [URL='https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/21/hyundai-completes-deal-for-controlling-interest-in-boston-dynamics/']Boston Dynamics could have landed[/URL] in a much worse place from the standpoint of robotic experimentation. [IMG]https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Large-49093-HyundaiMotorGroupRevealMobileEccentricDroidMobEDanAll-NewMobilityPlatformforVersatileApplications.jpg[/IMG] [B]Image Credits: [/B]Hyundai And now, there’s the Mobile Eccentric Droid (MobED). The four-wheel, Segway-style device is a platform in the strictest sense. That is to say, it’s open to a wide range of different applications — and you can also, quite literally, put stuff on top of it. It’s effectively a mobile wheelbase designed for a wide range of environments on which roboticists can build autonomous and controlled robotic applications on top of. Judging from the [URL='https://youtu.be/_BI8usSuo7I']brightly-colored YouTube video[/URL] the company released ahead of CES (where the system will be on display), potential applications include package delivery, the transportation of small infant humans and teleconferencing. Other potential applications for MobED include mobility for people with walking difficulties. “We have developed the MobED platform to overcome the limitations of existing indoor guide and service robots while maximizing its usability in cities by dramatically improving the platform’s overall mobility,” Hyundai Motor Group Robotics Lab head Dong Jin Hyun said in a release. “We are also looking ahead to assess how potential users of MobED will further expand their needs and use for this type of technology.” [IMG]https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Large-49095-HyundaiMotorGroupRevealMobileEccentricDroidMobEDanAll-NewMobilityPlatformforVersatileApplications.jpg[/IMG] [B]Image Credits:[/B] Hyundai The system weighs 110 pounds and is capable of speeds up to 19 miles an hour. The built-in battery should last around four hours, per Hyundai’s estimation. The “eccentric” bit reference to the system’s control mechanism. Per Hyudai: More on this — and other Hyundai robots — to follow at CES next month. [URL='https://techcrunch.com/tag/ces-2022/?utm_source=internal&utm_medium=footer-banner'][IMG alt="Read more about CES 2022 on TechCrunch"]https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ces-2022-banner.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]

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