Hyundai Motor Group is developing a new concept of future mobility that goes beyond the limits of mobility by fusion of mobility and robotics technologies.
On the 10th, Hyundai Motor Group unveiled the transforming intelligent ground movement robot’Tiger’ through Hyundai Motor Group’s official YouTube channel.
Developed by’New Horizons Studio’, an organization in charge of future mobility under the Hyundai Motor Group, Tiger is a small unmanned mobility with 4 legs and wheels with a length of about 80 cm, a width of about 40 cm, and a weight of about 12 kg. Even the rough terrain, which even a high-performance off-road vehicle cannot go, can move freely using intelligent robot technology (legs) and wheels.
Tiger’s body has a modular platform structure similar to the walking mobility’Elevate’, which was first unveiled by Hyundai Motor Group in 2019 at CES, the world’s largest consumer electronics show. When passing through terrain with obstacles or difficult to pass with wheels, the robotic leg’s walking ability can be used, and on flat terrain, it can transform into a four-wheel drive vehicle and drive at speed.
In addition, it has a separate cargo compartment inside the vehicle to reinforce product protection, and it is also possible to keep it horizontal at all times using a robotic leg. Thanks to this performance, goods can be safely transported even in places with irregular road conditions.
The transforming intelligent ground-moving robot’Tiger’, which Hyundai Motor Group released its YouTube video on the 10th, is moving on various terrains using robotic legs and wheels. Provided by Hyundai Motor Group
An official from Hyundai Motor Group said, “Tiger is designed to be suitable for performing multi-purpose missions that are difficult to achieve with ordinary vehicles such as △ scientific exploration and research using various sensors △ transportation of emergency supplies in case of emergency rescue △ delivery of goods to remote areas. “It has a’symmetrical design’ structure that can be easily turned left and right as well as backwards,” he explained.
Tiger development was possible because of cooperation with various innovative companies. New Horizons Studio has teamed up with’Autodesk’, a leading company in the field of engineering design based on artificial intelligence (AI), and’Sundberg-Ferra’, a concept design company, to develop Tiger as an open innovation method. The Hyundai Motor Group plans to explore new possibilities for future mobility from various angles through cooperation with innovative companies around the world, centering on New Horizons Studio.
John Seo, Managing Director of New Horizons Studio, said, “The future mobility such as Tiger and the new technology that is the foundation of it provide the power to move our imagination in a new direction.” “The design and manufacturing methods of vehicles and the concept of future mobility “We will continue to look for ways to redefine our products.”
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