TwinX: Twin Wheeled-Legged Robots with Inter-Body Cable for Lifting and Towing
Overview
Researchers from the University of Tokyo have developed TwinX, a system that uses two robots connected by a shared rope to perform cooperative lifting and transport tasks. The system enables robots to lift a simulated casualty using their legs as arms and then transition into a vehicle-like configuration to transport the casualty. The work demonstrates the potential of multi-robot coordination in complex environments and presents a novel approach to expanding the operational space of cable-driven parallel robots (CDPR).
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1 attributed source owners. Ownership does not establish independent confirmation. Quantities are reported separately and are never added together.
Reported quantity · maximum continuous tension: 120 other · Basis not reported
“每台机器人最多可以向环境引出4根绳，对应卷绳模块的最大连续张力约 120N 。”
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Reported quantity · number of anchor points: 4 other · Basis not reported
“4个锚点分别设在(±1.5, ±1.0, 2.0)处，目标点之间用最小加加速度（min-jerk）轨迹插值。”
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Reported quantity · number of flight anchors: 4 other · Basis not reported
“第一阶段，4个飞行锚用基于RGB-D相机的方法，把两台机器人各自的两根绳挂到4根柱子上。”
Exact source · revision 1robospeak
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- 2026-10-30T19:31:26.873Z · evidence updated · source revision 1. Evidence extraction was updated; current source attributions are shown above.
- 2026-10-30T19:31:24.616Z · evidence updated · source revision 1. Evidence extraction was updated; current source attributions are shown above.
- 2026-10-30T17:30:04.491Z · evidence updated · source revision 1. Evidence extraction was updated; current source attributions are shown above.
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- RoboSpeak — WeChatSignalTwinX: A Dual-Robot System for Cooperative Lifting and Transport Using Shared Rope Mechanism
Researchers from the University of Tokyo have developed TwinX, a system that uses two robots connected by a shared rope to perform cooperative lifting and transport tasks. The system enables robots to lift a simulated casualty using their legs as arms and then transition into a vehicle-like configuration to transport the casualty. The work demonstrates the potential of multi-robot coordination in complex environments and presents a novel approach to expanding the operational space of cable-driven parallel robots (CDPR).
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