A California inventor has created a 7-foot-tall centaur-style robot with a goat head, designed to help tackle dangerous wildfire work. The robot, called Three-Halves, aims to save lives in wildfire zones and disaster sites by helping its operators complete tasks via a gaming controller.
Robot Design and Functionality
Three-Halves features four legs for stability, a horse-like body, and a goat-like head with horns. It is equipped with two arms capable of using tools, including a chainsaw. The inventor, Beau, said that having four legs provides stability and makes it easier to walk compared to a bipedal robot.
Beau, an engineer by day, works on the centaur at night out of his garage in Auburn, California. He created the Satyress website nearly two years ago to document and protect his design. Recently, posts about Three-Halves caught fire on social media, and he needed to increase his server bandwidth to accommodate millions of new views.
Goals and Future Plans
Beau hopes to get the robot standing by the end of the year. He sees parallels between robotics work by hobbyists and hot rods, saying that twenty years from now, people might be building humanoid robots in their garages. The robot is designed to help with cutting dead trees, clearing debris away from powerlines, and avoiding injuries from falling branches.
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