China's DEEP Robotics unveils robot horse built for industrial work

DEEP Robotics, a Hangzhou-based startup known for rapid innovation, has unveiled a limited-edition robot horse to celebrate the 2026 Year of the Horse. This special edition is a creative adaptation of their Lynx M20 Pro quadruped platform, featuring bionic legs and hoof-like feet that mimic natural horse movement, blending cultural design with industrial functionality. Despite its playful appearance, the robot horse is built for serious industrial applications such as inspections, emergency rescues, and logistics. It weighs about 66 pounds, stands half a meter tall, and can carry payloads up to 110 pounds. The robot horse inherits advanced Physical AI, motion control, and sensing technologies, including 96-line LiDAR and SLAM for 360° situational awareness and autonomous obstacle avoidance. It can reach speeds up to 5 m/s, operates under harsh environmental conditions (IP66 rating), and runs for up to three hours on hot-swappable batteries. Priced around $50,000,