DEEP Robotics and JD Logistics deployed two quadruped robots — the LYNX M20 and X30 — in Zhejiang’s West Lake Longjing tea fields. The job: haul freshly picked pre-Ming tea down steep mountain paths to workshops within one hour, before leaves degrade. 45-degree slopes, 50cm-wide paths. Human porters can’t keep up.
The Hardware
The LYNX M20 is a wheeled-legged hybrid — motorized wheels inside each foot for 5 m/s flat-ground cruising, locked for climbing. 33 kg, 15 kg payload, 2.5h loaded runtime, IP66, dual 96-line LiDAR with 360° coverage. CES 2026 Innovation Award winner.
The X30 is a pure quadruped, ~56 kg, IP67. Both handle 45° slopes and 50cm passages — exactly what Longjing mountain trails demand.
ROS2 SDK and API Access
DEEP Robotics ships a full ROS2-compatible SDK. Developers can control joint-level motion, read LiDAR/IMU data, run custom SLAM algorithms, and integrate payloads via REST API or ROS2 topics. Like the Unitree R1, these are genuinely programmable machines, not remote-controlled toys.
DEEP Robotics claims No. 1 global market share in quadruped industry applications — 1,200+ scenarios, 50 countries.
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