Guardian XT Mobile Robot
Description
The Guardian XT is a highly dexterous mobile robot that performs intricate and dangerous tasks that require human-like skill, all while keeping the operator at a safe distance. The robot is platform-agnostic and attaches to various mobile bases, including wheeled or tracked vehicles such as boom lifts, scissor lifts, and bucket trucks to address maintenance and logistics needs.
Based on the upper body of the Guardian XO full-body exoskeleton, the Guardian XT robot provides unparalleled strength, dexterity, agility, precision, and versatility on a human scale.
The Guardian XT robot is intuitive to operate; users control the robot through the wearable, motion-capturing SenSuit garment. The SenSuit enables the operator to use their natural reflexes, instincts, and judgment to perform complex tasks in unstructured, often hazardous environments, all while keeping them out of harm’s way. The Guardian XT features 3-degrees of freedom end effectors that enable dexterous control of trade tools and materials, including hand-held power tools, welding and cutting equipment, inspection and test equipment, parts and components, and hazardous materials, amongst others.
Expected to be commercially available by the end of 2022, the Guardian XT robot will integrate Sarcos’ SenSuit wearable controller and a high definition, virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR)-based head-mounted display (HMD), delivering intuitive control of the robot and enabling the use of standard trade tools.
Specs
| Teleoperated Robot (one or two-armed robot) | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | Arms/Torso: <72 x <40 x <24 in. |
| Weight | <250 lb. for two-arm variant |
| Lift Capacity | 100 lb. per arm |
| Workspace | Reach and workspace depend on the type of base selected |
| Degrees of Freedom (DOF) | Arm/wrist: 7 DOF |
| Torso: 2 DOF | |
| High Vision/Audio System | Dual HD cameras (resolution and specs are TBD and dependent on application requirements) |
| Stereo audio microphones | |
| End Effector | Robotic hand with 3 DOF to engage with trade tools |
| Operating Temperature | -4° to 115°F |
| Power | Supports 3 power sources: |
| DC battery modules x 3 (hot-swappable) | |
| AC supply 120V/20 A | |
| Mobile or lift platform power source | |
| Operating Time | DC battery: Targeting 8-hour runtime (hot-swappable battery design enables near-continuous operation) |
| AC supply: Continuous runtime | |
| Mobile or lift platform power source: Runtime depends on base type | |
| IP Rating | IP65 |
| Mobile Base | |
| Customer-Specified | The system is base-agnostic and can mount to various mobile and telescoping bases with integrated controls |
| Wearable Controllers | |
| SenSuit | Long-sleeved, motion-capturing controller garment |
| IMU-based control motion tracker and vibrotactile feedback for real-time robotic force presentation | |
| Hand Input Device | Real-time force-reflective feedback |
| HD HMD | Augmented reality-enabled |
Applications:
- Teleoperation of power tools for grinding, cutting, and welding, even at height
- Deploying sensors for non-destructive structural testing and inspections
- Lifting and manipulating heavy components weighing up to 200 lb.
- Indoor, overhead communication panel repair, and maintenance
- ...and other dangerous and dexterous tasks across industries worldwide