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Unitree Robots Break into Entertainment, Sports and Industry: Company Enters New Phase of Robotics Integration

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Unitree Robotics has always been dedicated to creating fun, friendly, and engaging robots for the public, aiming to bring joy and companionship through robotics technology.

From a cowboy walking the streets of Austin, Texas, to viral livestreamed boxing tournaments online, Unitree Robotics is pushing the boundaries of robotics in modern life.

As a pioneer in civilian robotics, the company is capturing global attention by combining technological precision with cultural relevance – and deploying its creations across entertainment, industry and everyday life. [Read more…] about Unitree Robots Break into Entertainment, Sports and Industry: Company Enters New Phase of Robotics Integration

Unitree Robotics demonstrates quadruped fire rescue robots for extreme disaster response

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Advanced firefighting robots climb stairs, withstand extreme heat, and deploy water cannons up to 60 meters

Unitree Robotics, best known for its agile quadruped robots, has introduced a new breed of firefighting and disaster response machines designed to operate in environments too dangerous for human rescuers.

The company’s latest innovation is a quadruped fire rescue robot equipped with modular tools for emergency response missions, ranging from structural fires to forest blazes.

With high mobility, rugged durability, and real-time situational awareness capabilities, the robot is already being deployed in the field and is now available for purchase. [Read more…] about Unitree Robotics demonstrates quadruped fire rescue robots for extreme disaster response

Mitsubishi develops autonomous firefighting robots

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has developed two firefighting robots: the “Water Cannon Robot” and the “Hose Extension Robot”. (See video below.)

As a team, they are expected to play an active role in situations too hazardous for firefighting crews, such as fires at petrochemical plants.

The Water Cannon Robot can extinguish and cool fires where human intervention is difficult, while the Hose Extension Robot automatically lays out up to 300 metres of fire hose to supply water to the Water Cannon Robot.  [Read more…] about Mitsubishi develops autonomous firefighting robots