Video: Chinese robot dog battles red sand and steep slopes in extreme desert adventure
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A robot built to go where humans shouldn't is now crossing scorching red deserts on its own.
DEEP Robotics, based in Hangzhou, China, has released striking footage of its Lynx M20, a wheel-legged robot navigating loose sand, steep slopes, and brutal heat reaching 55 degrees Celsius. The machine is no ordinary quadruped. It combines articulated legs with wheels, rolling efficiently on smooth terrain and using its legs to clamber over obstacles when rolling alone won't cut it.
The company is targeting some of industry's most dangerous frontiers, power facility inspections, emergency response, firefighting, and search and rescue.
Desert heat is only part of the story. DEEP has also tested the Lynx in minus 30 degree Celsius cold and shown it wading through icy water nearly a meter deep.
The Lynx M20 starts at around $18,000, and DEEP is positioning it as a practical, commercially available tool for the world's harshest environments.
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