Proprietary Control System Provides Enhanced
Teleoperation
Sarcos Robotics (“Sarcos”), a leader in the development of
robotic systems that augment humans to enhance productivity and
safety, today announced it has successfully demonstrated its
SenSuit™ controller garment. As part of the next-generation
technologies designed for enhanced teleoperation of the Guardian®
XT™ highly dexterous mobile robotic system, this milestone
leveraged Sarcos’ proprietary motion caption controller to enable
enhanced teleoperation of the robot’s dexterous arms. Capable of
lifting and manipulating up to 200 lb. (90 kg), the Guardian XT
robot is ideal for accomplishing precision tasks and performing
work in unstructured environments.
Sarcos recently put the advanced teleoperation control system,
including the SenSuit motion capture controller, and Guardian XT
robotic system, to work in a live tree-trimming demo at its
headquarters in Salt Lake City (watch video of the
demonstration).
According to the 2019 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index,
workers falling from height in the U.S. is the fourth-most
disabling and costly injury after overexertion, falling from the
same level, and being struck by an object or equipment. The
Guardian XT robotic system—the upper-body variant of the
award-winning Sarcos Guardian® XO® full-body, battery-powered
industrial exoskeleton—is designed to perform intricate and
dangerous tasks requiring human-like dexterity keeping the operator
at a safe distance in challenging and hazardous conditions,
including at height. It is platform-agnostic and can be mounted to
a variety of mobile bases to access hard-to-reach or elevated areas
and applies to a number of industries, including power utilities,
oil & gas, chemical processing, food processing, construction,
infrastructure maintenance and repair, heavy manufacturing,
maritime, distribution and warehousing, and park, forest, and
commercial property management.
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.
The SenSuit controller enables the Guardian XT robot to mimic
the operator’s movements in real-time. It is an inertial
measurement unit (IMU)-based motion tracker that communicates with
the robot and leverages Sarcos’ proprietary force feedback
technologies. The company also plans to integrate a VR- or AR-based
HMD to provide remote visual and situational awareness to the
operator. The Guardian XT robot is equipped with 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,
hazardous materials, and retail inventory goods, amongst
others.
“We are proud of the significant strides we have made in
enhancing teleoperation capabilities for the Guardian XT robot as
we march towards commercialization next year,” said Ben Wolff,
chairman and CEO, Sarcos Robotics. “Our new control system is
expected to enable our customers to seamlessly and efficiently
perform difficult tasks and to operate in dangerous
environments—including at height—while keeping the operator safe
and out of harm’s way. We believe the integration of these advanced
technologies, including our proprietary SenSuit controller, will
set the gold standard for the teleoperation of robotic systems in
the coming years.”
On April 6, 2021, Sarcos announced that it will become publicly
listed through a merger transaction with Rotor Acquisition Corp.
(NYSE: ROT.U, ROT, and ROT WS) (“Rotor”), a publicly-traded special
purpose acquisition company. The transaction is expected to close
in the third quarter of 2021, at which point the combined company’s
common stock is expected to trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol
STRC.
For more information on Sarcos, the Guardian XT robot, and the
company’s advanced teleoperation control system, please visit
www.sarcos.com.
About Sarcos Robotics
Sarcos Robotics is a leader in industrial robotic systems that
augment human performance by combining human intelligence,
instinct, and judgment with the strength, endurance, and precision
of machines to enhance employee safety and productivity. Leveraging
more than 30 years of research and development, Sarcos’ mobile
robotic systems, including the Guardian® S, Guardian® GT, Guardian®
XO®, and Guardian® XT™, are designed to revolutionize the work
wherever physically demanding work is done. Sarcos is based in Salt
Lake City, Utah, and backed by Caterpillar Venture Capital Inc.,
Delta Air Lines, GE Ventures, Microsoft, and Schlumberger. For more
information, please visit www.sarcos.com.
About Rotor Acquisition Corp.
With approximately 100 years of combined experience in investing
and managing capital across markets and industries, structuring
transactions, and building businesses and led by Chief Executive
Officer Brian Finn, Chairman of the Board Stefan M. Selig, and
Director John D. Howard, Rotor Acquisition Corp. is a blank check
company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock
exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or
similar business combination with potential target companies with
certain industry and business characteristics within the areas of
disruptive consumer and industrial technologies. For more
information, please visit www.rotoracquisition.com.
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including the expected timing of commercialization or new product
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