Meet Hyundai’s second robotic walking car concept. The TIGER X-1 is designed for autonomous operation in extreme conditions.
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Hyundai, the Korean automaker turned mobility company, on Tuesday revealed its new Transforming Intelligent Ground Excursion Robot Experiment, or for short.
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The compact walking concept is designed for autonomous duty in extreme environments, including the moon’s surface.
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On rough terrain, Hyundai’s Tiger can extend its legs to walk over obstructions.
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The concept can also operate in omnidirectional all-wheel-drive mode over smoother substrates. This is Hyundai’s working prototype
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Tiger is compact — about the size of carry-on luggage — which means it could eventually be delivered via drone.
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Hyundai and its New Horizons robotics studio in Silicon Valley are working on all sorts of ways to bring walking tech to vehicles and wearables. The automaker recently took a huge stake in Boston Dynamics to help further that mission.