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Phoenix666 writes:

New Atlas:

Last time we wrote about the HyQ robot, it had just mastered walking and begun venturing into rough terrain. Now, its successor has do[sic] so with a three-ton passenger airplane in tow. Granted seven years of research and development have played out since, it is an impressive show of strength for hydraulically actuated robot not much bigger than a dog.

In its current form, HyQReal is 133 cm long and 90 cm tall (4.3 x 3 in)[sic *], while its total weight comes to 130 kg (287 lb). In the engine room is a 48-V battery that powers four electric motors, which hook up to four hydraulic pumps to make the robot move. A pair of computers, meanwhile, help the HyQReal navigate its surroundings.

A video of the towing effort is available on YouTube.

If they can figure out how to power it by digesting organic material, say, grass, then they will have invented the Clydesdale!

[*] 133 cm ~ 52 inches; 90 cm ~ 35 inches; I have absolutely no idea how the author came up with those conversions! --martyb

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