The public got its first glimpse of Hyundai’s Ultimate Mobility Vehicle (UMV) concept, the Elevate, at CES 2019. The attending crowds were presented with scenes of disaster, destruction and desolation as the car-sized robot with wheels for feet at the ends of its extendable articulated legs drove, rolled, and crab-walked its way to help people in need. On Wednesday, Hyundai showed off the results of its subsequent development efforts with Wednesday’s reveal of of its new TIGER (Transforming Intelligent Ground Excursion Robot) program concept, the X-1 — just don’t expect it to come to the rescue of anything bigger than a kitten for the time being.
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“Vehicles like TIGER, and the technologies underpinning it, give us an opportunity to push our imaginations,” Dr. John Suh, Head of Hyundai’s newly formed New Horizons Studio, said in a statement. “We are constantly looking at ways to rethink vehicle design and development and re-define the future of transportation…