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Tiankui 1

About

About Tiankui 1

Tiankui 1 is TetraBOT's wheeled dual-arm robot for inspection and physical work in hazardous industrial environments. Its folding, lifting waist extends the arms toward elevated equipment, while a four-wheel base moves between work locations. TetraBOT states IIC T6 explosion protection for the platform and designs it for power generation, petrochemical operations and emergency response.

A remote cockpit lets an operator drive the robot and use force-feedback controls for manipulation. Defined actions, including operating switches and turning valves, can also run through pretrained sequences started by the operator. The system records work for further model training. Tool options support cutting, drilling, grinding and grasping, while its arms can move heavy objects and operate equipment at different heights. Deployment work centres on configuring tools and control sequences for particular industrial tasks.

Capabilities

Source-backed capabilities

  • Operating environments: Intended hazardous industrial equipment stations, Intended industrial material stations, Intended hazardous maintenance worksites
  • Industrial equipment operation

    Claimed - Turn valves and operate knife switches with configured tools. - environment: Intended hazardous industrial equipment stations

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  • Material handling

    Claimed - Move heavy objects with the configured arms. - environment: Intended industrial material stations

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  • Industrial maintenance support

    Claimed - Cut, drill or grind materials with the corresponding dedicated attachment. - environment: Intended hazardous maintenance worksites

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Timeline

  • TetraBOT introduces Tiankui 1 for hazardous industrial work

    2025-01-15 - Product Launch - A force-feedback operator cockpit supports remote work, while predefined switching, valve-turning and drilling actions can be initiated by an operator. The described configuration uses two arms rated at 15 kilograms each when horizontally extended and a folding waist that brings the end effectors to about three meters.

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Context

Market context

Wheeled mobile manipulator with a dual-arm upper body designed for multi-step task execution.

  • Target environment: Factories, warehouses, labs, service sites and controlled indoor environments where wheeled manipulation can operate safely.
  • Workflow context: Autonomous navigation, object handling, dual-arm or arm-based manipulation, teleoperation and facility task execution.
  • Customer context: Industrial operators, logistics teams, research labs and service organizations evaluating mobile manipulation.
  • Deployment model: Prototype or development-stage product with public positioning and limited deployment proof.
  • Commercial maturity: Publicly visible but still early, with maturity tied to demos, pilots and later customer evidence.
  • Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on site fit, manipulation reliability, safety, navigation, integration effort and task economics.
  • Market position: Tiankui 1 sits in the mobile-manipulation lane, using mobility plus arms to pursue practical physical tasks.
  • Adjacent products: Kinisi 01, DexForce W1, Stretch RE2, Quanta X2

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