Mantis, the world’s biggest operational all terrain hexapod robot, which was unveiled earlier this year, has been kitted with 18 Rexroth valves and a pump to allow its legs to move.
The nine foot (2.7 metres) tall robot, which resembles a giant insect and can be driven remotely or piloted from the machine’s cockpit, took four years to develop. Rexroth 4WREE6 valves provide the integral function of controlling the hydraulic cylinders that operate the Mantis’ six legs. Each leg features three independent closed loop axes, one…
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