The X1 system solves one of the biggest dilemmas in modern robotics: how to overcome the limitations of individual types of movement. Humanoid robots excel at walking up stairs and narrow corridors, drones quickly fly over obstacles, and wheeled robots are most effective on flat surfaces. The X1 robot combines these three modalities into a cooperative whole. The central part of the system is a customized humanoid robot, the Unitree G1, which serves as a mobile platform and carries another robot on its back like a backpack.
This \u201cbackpack\u201d is no ordinary piece of equipment, but the M4 (Multi-Modal Mobility Morphobot), Caltech\u2019s groundbreaking shape-shifting robot. The M4 can instantly transform from a quadcopter drone to a wheeled vehicle or even a robot that stands on two wheels for better visibility. During a demonstration on the Caltech campus, the X1 humanoid robot confidently walked its way through the library and laboratories until it reached an elevated point. There, it leaned forward, allowing the M4 robot to take off directly from its back.
The key to the X1 system\u2019s success is not just in the hardware, but in its advanced artificial intelligence and physics models. Project leader Professor Aaron Ames explains that the robot does not rely solely on recorded human movements, but \u201clearns to walk as physics dictates\u201d. This allows it to walk stably on uneven terrain and stairs, even when carrying a heavy load. TII has contributed key components for safe autonomous navigation and real-time data processing, allowing the robot to make decisions without direct human guidance, even when communication networks are down.
The X1 system measures approximately 130 cm in length (humanoid height), while the M4 drone is compact enough not to interfere with walking stability. This tandem represents the future of rapid response to emergencies. The humanoid can carry the drone over long distances and obstacles where the drone would consume too much energy, while the M4 can then perform rapid aerial reconnaissance or deliver emergency medical assistance to otherwise inaccessible locations.<\/p>\n
Sistem X1 re\u0161uje eno najve\u010djih dilem sodobne robotike, in sicer kako premagati omejitve posameznih vrst premikanja. Humanoidni roboti so odli\u010dni pri hoji po stopnicah in ozkih hodnikih, droni hitro preletijo ovire, kolesni roboti pa so najbolj u\u010dinkoviti na ravnih povr\u0161inah. Robot X1 te tri modalitete zdru\u017euje v kooperativno celoto. Osrednji del sistema je namre\u010d prilagojen […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[284],"class_list":["post-7517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-oprema","tag-robotika"],"acf":{"subtitle":"V svetu robotike smo pri\u010da zgodovinskemu mejniku. Raziskovalci s Kalifornijskega in\u0161tituta za tehnologijo (Caltech) in Tehnolo\u0161kega inovacijskega in\u0161tituta (TII) iz Abu Dabija so predstavili X1, prvi multi-robotski sistem na svetu, ki zdru\u017euje humanoidnega robota in transformabilni dron. Ta \"sanjska ekipa\" je zasnovana za posredovanje v okoljih, ki so preve\u010d nevarna ali kaoti\u010dna za \u010dlove\u0161ke re\u0161evalce, pri \u010demer izkori\u0161\u010da prednosti hoje, letenja in vo\u017enje v enem samem integriranem paketu.","heading":"","summary":"X1 je prvi multi-robotski sistem, ki zdru\u017euje humanoidnega robota Unitree G1 in transformabilni dron M4. Sistem omogo\u010da koordinirano re\u0161evanje, kjer humanoid prena\u0161a drona do strate\u0161kih to\u010dk, ta pa nato z letenjem ali vo\u017enjo dose\u017ee kon\u010dni cilj.","thumbnail_small":"https:\/\/racunalniske-novice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-6-560x315.jpg","thumbnail_large":"https:\/\/racunalniske-novice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-6-1024x622.jpg","thumbnail_caption":"Foto: Caltech","gallery":"","video_gallery":[{"youtube_url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/OQ2y0vcyIyU"}],"author":"","links":[{"title":"Caltech","url":""}],"sources":null,"skip_language":[]},"yoast_head":"\n