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Human-powered robots for extreme environments: Pemba climbs the Chimborazo volcano
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Human-powered robots for extreme environments: Pemba climbs the Chimborazo volcano

The humanoid robot 'Pemba', a modified Unitree G1 robot, successfully climbed the 6200-meter summit of Ecuador's Chimborazo volcano during an expedition. The goal of the project is to adapt humanoid robots for use in extreme environments so they can independently collect environmental data in remote areas. Pemba is planned to participate in two more expeditions, including climbing Mount Everest. The initiative was started by engineer Pablo Berlanga Boemare, who aims to use such robots for monitoring tasks in remote nature reserves, potentially replacing extensive networks of stationary cameras

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Human-powered robots for extreme environments: Pemba climbs the Chimborazo volcano

The humanoid robot 'Pemba', a modified Unitree G1 robot, successfully climbed the 6200-meter summit of Ecuador's Chimborazo volcano during an expedition. The goal of the project is to adapt humanoid robots for use in extreme environments so they can independently collect environmental data in remote areas. Pemba is planned to participate in two more expeditions, including climbing Mount Everest. The initiative was started by engineer Pablo Berlanga Boemare, who aims to use such robots for monitoring tasks in remote nature reserves, potentially replacing extensive networks of stationary cameras

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