The UX robot-based exploration technology for underground flooded environments
2020
- Modular
- <90 Kg
- 6DOF
- 6 Cams
- 6 SLS
- Increased SLS baseline
- Swappable batteries
- Vertical scanning sonar
- Fibre optic connector
- 10 Gb fibre optical umbilical
- 1000m (except M3 500m, scanning sonar 750m)
- 2600 Wh
- >8h operation (estimated)
UX-2
An additional, more complex robot will be built in 2021, and further improved in 2022.
The new robot addresses more challenging surveying missions, with more powerful sensors, instruments and capabilities:
- Increased modularity
- Increased TRL (Technology Readiness Level)
- Higher operational depth
- Rock sampling unit
2018
- Monolithic
- 112 Kg
- Limited lateral motion, no pitch
- stabilization
- 5DOF (2 with limitations: pitch and lateral)
- 5 Cams
- 4 SLS
- SLS Short baselines limits the sensor range
- Internal batteries – charged inside of the
- robot
- 500m rated
- 1450 Wh
- 5h operation