Sarcos (now Palladyne AI) · working robot
Guardian GT
Two big hydraulic arms on a tracked base, controlled by an operator using force-feedback master arms. It was meant for jobs too heavy or dangerous for people, such as clearing debris or repairing damaged structures.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- 145 cmTaller than 82%
- Weight
- 2086 kgHeavier than 95%
- Payload
- 454 kgCarries more than 62%
- Speed
- 6.4 km/hFaster than 66%
- Battery
- 7 hRuns longer than 28%
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Why it matters
A human-piloted, force-reflecting robot whose two 2.1 m arms copy the operator's motions while multiplying strength to lift about 450 kg.
Real-world use
No customers or deployments reported yet.
Timeline
- First shown
- 2017
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
Sarcos (now Palladyne AI)Company · founded 1983 · Salt Lake City, Utah, USANasdaq listing via SPAC (September 2021); owned by Raytheon 2007-2015
How it stacks up
Against other working & field robots that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
Guardian GT is taller than 82% of the 72 other working & field robots that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Guardian GT is heavier than 95% of the 75 other working & field robots that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Guardian GT is faster than 66% of the 86 other working & field robots that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Guardian GT carries more than 62% of the 84 other working & field robots that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Guardian GT has more joints than 100% of the 3 other working & field robots that publish a joints. Bars show the 3 closest in date.
Guardian GT runs longer than 28% of the 86 other working & field robots that publish a battery. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: price.
Public attention
A historic robot: no longer sold or in use, so it is not ranked against current machines.
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- No recent press stories listed yet
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What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Movement
- Tracks · 14 joints
- How it runs
- Remote-controlled. A human operator controls its arms, which mirror the operator's movements and return scaled force feedback; it can be teleoperated from miles away.
- Actuators & motors
- Hydraulic arms fed by a self-contained 3,000 psi, 10 hp supply; tracked or wheeled base (modified Ditch Witch SK850); 6.4 km/h
- Hands
- Two 2.1 m arms, 7 DoF each, lifting up to 454 kg each
- Battery & power
- Battery, diesel or gas power options, about 7 hours
- AI & software
- Teleoperated through force-reflective controls
- Other details
- 2,086 kg
Lineage
Every Sarcos Technology and Robotics (now Palladyne AI) machine in order.
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Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Sold or delivered
- Discontinued
Sources
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