evoBOT (warehouse robot)

2023: Product Announcement

German researchers have developed a self-balancing robot superior in ability to everyone else. The development became known on October 31, 2023.

Scientists from the Fraunhofer Institute were able to develop a robot speed of up to 65 km/h, while a regular humanoid robot moves at a speed of 5-6 km/h. In addition, the robot has a carrying capacity several times higher than the standard - evoBOT can lift 65 kg on itself, which is three times more than the standard carrying capacity of humanoid machines. If the robot is loaded by someone else, then it is able to withstand weight even more, up to 100 kg.

evoBOT

In addition to this, evoBOT is able to carefully lay loads, for example, put boxes on top of each other. Thanks to rotating round grips, the robot can lift objects vertically without turning them over and reach shelves above its level.

The robot itself weighs only 40 kg. It can work up to eight hours without recharging the battery. At the same time, evoBOT is able to work on the surface with an inclination of up to 45 degrees. When dropped, the robot independently easily and quickly gets up and continues to work. Visually, the robot, according to scientists and journalists, resembles a mixture of the TARS robot from the movie "Interstellar" and segway - an electric two-wheeled self-balancing vehicle.

In addition to evoBOT, scientists presented its modification - a robot loader O³dyn on pneumatic suspension and omnidirectional wheels. It is able to reach speeds of up to 36 km/h, work inside and outside, and is well oriented in space due to LiDAR, GPS, and 3D cameras. Unlike evoBOT, O³dyn, according to scientists, still needs to be improved - it has not fully developed a sharp braking system. Braking is based on the release of air from the suspension systems, so the robot itself slows down, but its cargo can fly forward.^[1]

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