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HELIX Mercury - Amphibious Robot for Hazardous Environment Monitoring
The HELIX Mercury is a robust 1-ton amphibious robot engineered for advanced environmental data collection in daunting terrains and conditions. Featuring a groundbreaking screw-drive technology, Mercury merges pontoons for buoyancy with helical grousers that operate as efficient propellers in aquatic settings and versatile traction units on diverse grounds. It is equipped with a sophisticated payload deployment system, enabling the implementation of intricate sensors for thorough subsurface investigations. Mercury's abilities to traverse hard surfaces, mud, tailings, snow, and water, coupled with its ability to support substantial payloads, make it an invaluable asset in geotechnical investigations. This electrically-powered, zero-emissions robot offers substantial cost savings through reduced labor and enhanced operational safety by performing in precarious environments while personnel remain secure. Its remote operational capabilities are managed via the HELIX Dash software, which facilitates both autonomous control and comprehensive functionality monitoring.The unmanned HELIX Mercury is a 1-ton amphibious robot designed for advanced data collection and environmental monitoring in challenging conditions. Featuring a robust central payload deployment system, Mercury enables the installation of deeper and more sophisticated sensors for precise subsurface investigations. The patented screw-drive technology combines pontoons for flotation with helical grousers that act as efficient propellers in water and versatile traction devices on soft or solid ground. Mercury is engineered to navigate the diverse terrains and seasonal extremes encountered in tailings and hazardous environments, providing reliable access to mission-critical data. Part of the HELIX family, this next-generation rover builds on proven screw-drive capabilities, offering unparalleled stability, mobility, and adaptability for demanding field applications.
Goes anywhere
HELIX amphibious robots can successfully traverse hard ground, mud, tailings, snow, ice, and water. With 4-screw, skid-steer capabilities, HELIX can manoeuver specialized payloads into the most inaccessible of terrains.
Ability for heavy payloads
HELIX is designed to float on water or saturated soils and muds. Its large deck platform and high buoyancy allow heavy work such as water and mud sampling or geotechnical measurements, and add-on tanks allow for high push and pull forces.
Health and safety
Workers remain in safe environments while robots do the dangerous work. This is not only good practice, but a significant cost savings as well. HELIX can even be used to tow a stranded boat and/or be modified to act as a rescue vehicle.
Cost savings
Robots require fewer labour and equipment hours and are less expensive than conventional equipment, allowing more timely information to be gathered at lower cost. Robots can be used with fewer safety planning hours and be operational more quickly.
- Autonomous waypoint navigation & survey path planning
- Industrial handheld remote control with E-Stop
- Computer-controlled ground station with live streaming video, data, and mapping
- Remote control range LOS up to 1.3 mi/ 2 km
- Remote control frequency, 900 MHz or 2.4 GHz
- Data Telemetry Range LOS up to 1.3 mi/ 2 km
- Wifi and on board video range LOS up to 0.7 mi/ 1 km
- Range may be increased with licensed radio hardware
- Satellite and cellular control options for BLOS
- All Terrain Amphibious
- Electric drive & battery powered
- Geotechnical or water survey payloads
- Long range radio, remote and autonomous
- All season, all weather capable
- Available globally
Dimensions / Weight
- Length : 125in / 3.2 m
- Width: 87in / 2.2 m
- Height: 285in / 7.2 m
- Base weight: 600 kg / 1 ton
Performance
- Payload Capacity : 880 lbs/ 400 kg
- Power: 18.2 kWhr LiPo battery pack. Available with NiCd, NiMH or LiFeP04 options
- Top speed on water: 2 kts
Speed:
- Top speed on ground: 4.5 mph/ 7.25 kmph
- Range: 8 hours, 12.5 mi / 20 km
Additional
- Navigation : Ellipse-D, Dual Antenna RTK Inertial Navigation System,± 0.2° heading, 1 cm RTK GNSS Position