Analysis:
Swiss-Mile is extending the capabilities of mobile robots by deploying a hybrid mobility platform that can overcome challenging obstacles like stairs and enable seamless navigation in indoor and outdoor environments. Being able to use both wheels and legs helps robots efficiently adapt to different situations, trading the ability to traverse rough terrain for speed, and likely outperforming wheeled mobile delivery robots or quadrupeds.

This is not the first time we have seen a robot with both legs and wheels, but it could be one of the first hybrid systems to be commercialized. Boston Dynamics’ Handle robot initially had both, but that system evolved into Stretch, which uses only wheels. Marc Raibert, founder of Boston Dynamics, has said a wheel-leg hybrid robotics system could go anywhere in the world as it offers “the best of both worlds.” - Steve Crowe